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Best-Selling Children's Book 'The Paper Bag Princess' To Be Brought To The Big Screen

A 1980 best-selling children's book is set to become the next major motion picture.The Paper Bag Princess, written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Michael Martchenko centers around a courageous princess who goes to rescue her betrothed after a dragon kidnaps him, destroys her castle, and burns her clothes, leaving her with nothing to wear but a paper bag. After outsmarting the dragon, she ends her engagement with the ungrateful prince and dances off into the sunset. Gravity BreadFeminists have praised Munsch's classic picture book for writing the story in the point of view of a strong female protagonist.