This book tells the story of a widow with three sons and a king who promises his daughters hand in marriage to anyone who can bring him the perfect peach. The fist of the two sons fail in their efforts however the third son gives the King a perfect peach but is also required to heard ten thousand rabbits for four days before marrying the princess. The son does this while managing to embarrass the princess, queen and king in the process. He then uses this to fill three bags of truth and pretty much blackmail the king into marrying the princess. The style of this story was that of a typical fairy tale. It involved a wise old women, magic, a kingdom and the good prevailing over evil. The setting seemed to be in an ancient kingdom with similar customs to England. Overall this book would be a fun and silly fairytale to read to a group of young students. ( )

Story is clever & well-told. Brief note credits source. My son and I agree that pictures are distasteful. 3.5 stars, rounded up because the community average is lower than it deserves, imo. ( )

When someone gives another their word it is important to honor that promise. A king who does everything he can to break his promise is taught a very valuable lesson by Petit Jean. With the promise of his daughter's hand, the king resorts to trickery to see Petit Jean fail. However, Petit Jean's quick wits and magical fife help him overcome the king's attempted deception. Not breaking your promises is vital, unless you enjoy kissing your own donkey. ( )

*spoiler alert* This book was about a greedy king and the boy who out smarted him. The Boy found a way to be better and then at the end mocked the king. It's a cute read, but it has a reference at the end, that I clearly got, but children will not. (Calling someone an ass) I wouldn't recommend this book if you are sensitive to things like that. ( )

There once was a king who loved peaches, so one day he decided to make an announcement to the people. He said that whoever brought him a perfect peach would be able to marry his daughter. The thing that the men did not know was that the king had no intention of marrying off his daughter, he just wanted free peaches. In another kingdom lived a widow with her three sons. The widow also had a peach tree where the peaches only grew every 10 years. The widow picked a peach for each son to go to the king, but when the first two sons came to a well with an old woman they lied to her about what was in the basket. When they arrived at the king's palace, their baskets were full of what they had told the old lady. Until the last son who told the truth. When he arrived at the castle the king said he had the most perfect peach, but the king told the boy that he had another task to do. This a good book to read to a class to introduce different cultural traditions. ( )