FOR TEACHERS AND
LIBRARIANS
Diane Mae Robinson is the recipient of six prestigious
writing awards for her fantasy adventure children’s chapter book series, The Pen Pieyu Adventures. The author has
created a world full of delightful, zany characters, while embracing the traditional values of kindness,
understanding, and acceptance of others to create a story with the humorous essence of Shrek.
Children will embrace Petra Longstride’s values through her actions and problem solving skills when (in book one)
she faces a nasty dragon, a bully, and a dueling prince who wants to take over her kingdom; when (in book two) she
faces the challenges of attaining a talent certificate at Talent School and exploring unexplored lands; and when
(in book three) she decides to forfeit an important personal mission to help out friends.
AWARDS For Sir Princess Petra – The Pen Pieyu Adventures (book 1)
2012 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award (Literary Arts),medal and $10,000.00
2012 Purple Dragonfly Book Award in the Children's Chapter Book category, 2nd place
2013 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards, Honorable Mention Grades K – 3rd category
2013 Sharp Write Book Award, 1st place
AWARDS for Sir Princess Petra’s Talent – The Pen Pieyu Adventures (book 2)
2014 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards, Bronze medal Grades 4th – 6th category
2015 Children’s Literary Classics Seal of Approval
Teacher’s
Lesson Plan, Grade Level
4,
Sir Princess Petra – The Pen Pieyu Adventures (book
one).
Author
Visits The author is available for school visits, library
visits, and literary forums. An author visit can include: author talk, book reading, question and answer
session, and book signing.
The author will also do online-interactive presentations. Please
contact the author by email or with your specific
requirements.
robinsondiana1193@yahoo.com
Natalie Schembri, The
University of Manitoba Book Reviews 4 Stars/ 4 Stars “I highly recommend Sir Princess Petra
for school, public, and personal library collections. Sir Princess Petra is an empowering story, a delightfully
imaginative read and re-read, a tale that invites the reader on a fearless journey towards friendship and
self-discovery.”
Full review here
Rating: 5.0 stars
Reviewed by Author Anna del C. Dye for Readers Favorite The 'Pen Pieyu Adventures', of which "Sir
Princess Petra" is one of the books, will provide hours of good, clean reading for your elementary school children.
It is well-conceived and nicely written for their age level. I would recommend it for elementary school children,
their teachers and parents alike. Well done.
http://readersfavorite.com/review/7481
Rating: 5.0 stars
Reviewed by Brenda Ballard for Readers Favorite This is a great book for elementary schools and public
libraries. I would highly recommend this for gifts, regardless of the time of year.
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Midwest Book Review "Sir Princess Petra: The Pen Pieyu Adventures" is a maverick
fantasy, illustrated chapter book for tweens. Princess Petra of the kingdom of Pen Pieyu requests an unusual
birthday present from her parents the king and queen: to become a knight! Although her request alarms her parents,
they can find no legal objection, so the king proclaims Princess Petra must choose an act of bravery from the royal
list of deeds, in order to become a knight of the kingdom. Her choices are: "to capture a crocodile and make his
skin into a royal leather chair, to hush the howling nasty dragon Snarls in the Forest of Doom, or to eat a roomful
of raw onions(p.13)."
The princess eliminates both
onions and crocodile and decides upon the quest to hush Snarls, the nasty dragon in the Forest of Doom. Armed with
pots and pans and cutlery from the pantry, Princess Petra sets off. What will happen on this unpredictable
princess/knightly adventure? Packed with plot twists and turns, unexpected obstacles and problems, and brilliant
flashes of humor and originality, "Sir Princess Petra" charms and entrances the reader.
Enhanced by frequent expressive
black and white drawings, the six chapters of "Sir Princess Petra" move swiftly to a satisfying conclusion. Kids
age 10 and up will love the rebel heroine and her dragon rehabilitation skills."
Sue Morris, Kid Lit Reviews 5 stars / 5 stars ...Sir Princess Petra is one of
those stories that will appeal to most everyone. It is charmingly funny."
Full review here
Erik, This Kid Reviews
Books 5 bookworms / 5 bookworms "I like this book because it has a great story line and a
great message about believing in yourself. This book is an awesome beginning chapter book and a great read
aloud."
Full review here
Renee Hand, The Crypto-Capers Review 5 Stars/ 5 Stars Princess Petra was no
ordinary princess. Nope, she didn't like girly things at all. What she wanted was to become a knight. Well, the
chance for a girl to become a knight was slim but within her grasp. Her father allows her to try by fighting a
dragon named Snarls to stop him from howling at the moon, keeping them all up at night.
Where other knights have failed, Petra succeeds. She shows the reader that we don't have to fight someone in order
to win. Sometimes just treating someone with respect by listening to what they have to say and then coming up with
an agreeable solution is enough.
Given the fact that Petra comes across some interestingly strange new friends, she shows the reader how to respect
and appreciate an individuals uniqueness. Together, they start a new wave of acceptance in her father's
kingdom.
Ms. Robinson has created an interesting and delightful tale about acceptance and understanding. Her characters are
fun and children will enjoy the spunkyness of Petra. She shows common sense and reason, unlike her father who would
rather use brute strength and malice to solve problems. Children will see how problems can be solved in different
ways.
Children 7 and up will love this unique 68 page chapter book. Children will be anxiously awaiting the other books
in The Pen Pieyu Adventure series, wondering what Petra will be up to next.
Elaine Ouston, Author 5 stars/ 5 stars Your children will love this
book.
Petra is a princess – but not
just an ordinary princess. Petra has ambitions. Bored with her usual gifts of frocks and jewels, when her birthday
comes around and she can choose what she wants, Petra decides she want to be a Royal Knight. Her astounded parents
turn to the royal rulebook to find a way out of the dilemma. But alas, there is no rule that says she cannot be a
knight.
Hoping to discourage her, her
father tells her of the challenges she must face to achieve her lofty ambition. To his utter amazement, she decides
that she would rather hush the howling dragon in the Forest of Doom than one of the other alternatives – eat a
roomful of raw onions.
How Petra completes this deed and
the events that follow will have the reader laughing and cringing in turn. Sir Princess Petra is an enchanting, fun
story that I’m sure children will love.
But it is a fun story with a deep
message. It is a story of belief in yourself, courage to face adversity to achieve what you want to be, and how
kindness and understanding are better than brute force and fighting.
The writing is lively and well
executed and the illustrations are skillfully drawn and add to the story’s appeal. I will certainly be buying this
book for my granddaughter. She will love it.
Stacey Theis, Interviewer/Book Reviewer at Beachboundbooks 5 stars/ 5 stars Sir
Princess Petra by Diane Mae Robinson is a charming story that teaches children that friendship and acceptance are
often times your best weapon. . .
This is a tale full of adventure
and humor witha charismatic main character who has a lot of heart.
Full review here
Ian S. Rutter, Author, Faeries of Birchover
Wood 5stars/ 5 stars What a wonderful story. You don't get many books that can teach qualities such as respect,
friendship and trust. This book does that simply by showing through a lovely story.
The author has a great gift at story telling, without telling you how or what you
should do to learn the skills that the story teaches. The main character of the book, Petra, shows you what to do
when she is placed in certain situations which require her to use her head and not her makeshift sword.
We can all learn something from this story. If you have children, I encourage you to
get a copy of this book and read it to them.
I hope there are many more Petra adventures in the future.
This book is next to my copy of Aesop's Fables.
Rating: 5.0 stars Reviewed by Darin Godby for Reader's Favorite
Diane Mae Robinson delivers a very interesting and
spell-binding book in "Sir Princess Petra."
This is a book of courage for every young boy or girl to not give up on their dreams
and press on unhindered.
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Rating: 5.0 stars
Reviewed by Anastacia Hawkins for Readers'
Favorite
"Sir Princess Petra" is a delightful story for children aged
4-8. Ms. Robinson has created a fun and entertaining story that also teaches children the importance of kindness,
courage, remaining true to yourself, and following your dreams no matter the obstacles that get in your
way.
http://readersfavorite.com/review/7481
Rating: 4.5 stars / 5 stars
Reviewed by: John L. Hoh, Jr. Book Ideas.com
Sometimes a kids book comes along that turns convention on its
ear. This is one such book. Meet Petra, who is not an ordinary princess. You see Petra has ambition. I enjoyed this
fun story that had a deeper message. Petra believed in herself, with courage she faced adversity and dangers, and
she achieved her goals. The book also has messages of kindness and understanding winning out over brute force and
fighting. The writing was at a good pace. The illustrations were well done and aided in the telling of the
story.
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Rating: 5.0 stars
Reviewed by Stephanie Dagg for Readers' Favorite
Although it is a fairy tale, there is substance to the story. At its heart is an
unconventional heroine who constantly has to face up to the rules that everyone else accepts blindly. Petra does
things her way and with panache. This is a bright and breezy book, buoyed up by its humor and general
pleasantness.
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Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Samantha Bates, The Book Corner
This is quite a short story with chapters, and is perfect for young independent
readers. This will appeal to a range of children young to older.
This is a story of achievement and belief in yourself. Just
because Petra is a girl this does not stop her from doing what is seen as a boy’s job. This is a powerful message
to children and encourages them to follow what they believe in.There are many words in the story that stimulate
discussion for younger readers, which helps them to develop their vocabulary.
http://mrsbbooks2011.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/sir-princess-petra-diane-mae-robinson.html
Rating: 5 stars
Barbara Ann Majica Bamauthor.me
Petra provides an outstanding role model for young boys and
girls for she has many lessons of courage, friendship and character to teach them. She and the other quirky
characters in this book possess a delightful sense of humor. Looking forward to reading more of The Pen Pieyu
Adventures from this talented new author.
Full review here: http://bamauthor.me/2014/01/05/a-princess-with-pizazz/
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