Stephen T. Johnson
Simon and Schuster (2010)
I'm not into promoting the princess thing and Mirette hasn't shown a huge leaning towards the phenomenon (yet!), but this princess book was completely captivating.
It occupied Mirette for hours and I found it interesting myself. It was the type of book I would have loved when I was a kid. On Amazon, it is marketed as a gift novelty book (whatever that means). Basically, it is the story of a purse of a young princess. The reader can take out all kinds of things that are in the purse (a letter from her grandma with a key, a mirror that really works, a fan that unfolds, perfume that really smells). It takes some dexterity to get the things in and out which is one of the reasons Mirette spent so much time with it--it was fun to take things out and put them in again. And the moral of the story is: Be yourself and be empowered!
I think an older child would also enjoy this book as you could make up more fantasy play while reading it.
The author Stephen T. Johnson also wrote My Little Red Toolbox and a bunch of others in the same style. He has other award winning books for children (A is for Art looks awesome!). art in major museums, made a plan for the World Trade Center, art hanging in Paul Simon's house, an amazing piece on the NYC subway (worth going to the website just to see it). He's known to be a very versatile artist who works in many mediums and his resume is kind-of off the charts amazing.
He settled down in Kansas City with his family and probably wrote the books in part for his own kids.
http://www.stephentjohnson.com/news/
If you want to see the book in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TScA7fwLCc&feature=relmfu
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