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Special
Note:
A Little Princess features a monkey
puppet created by Jim Martin, Emmy-Award
Winning director of Sesame Street.
This is a special project for Jim,
because the puppet will be a real
life looking monkey, and not one of
the popular characters from Sesame
Street. He and his wife are creating
the puppet and will be training the
puppeteer that is a very special part
of the book and the play. Check
out a picture of the puppet and Jim
and Tribune Review article.
For
information on Jim Martin, we invite
you to visit his website.
You may recognize some of the things
he has created!
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Frances
Hodgson Burnett was remembering her very
own childhood memories when she wrote 'A Little
Princess'. Just imagine how hard the life
for Burnett's family must have been after
the death of the father. Just like her heroine
Sara, Burnett used her imagination to distract
herself from the cold and unfriendly world.
The
story of Sara Crewe first appeared in serialized
form in the Saint Nicholas magazine. It
was very successful and the readers were
hoping for an extended version. Burnett,
too, came to the conclusion that there has
happened more behind that brick walls of
the Seminary which was not covered by 'Sara
Crewe' yet. And so in 1903 a very successful
play came into life. It was titled 'A Little
Princess' and in it, many of the characters
which are now part of the story were introduced.
The scullery-maid Becky, Sara's friends
Ermengarde and Lottie as well as Melchisedec.
Set
around the holidays, this verision brings
to life all the drama, charm, and delight
of Burnett’s tale. It is a perfect family
holiday treat for all ages!
Curriculum
and fun links
Women
in American History
Wikipedia
of Frances Hodgson Burnett
Carnegie Library
Suggested Reading Lists
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