4 stars
Nice book that puts a Frozen twist on the traditional John Henry story. As with the other books in the series, I enjoyed the writing and set up of the book. The pictures were also fun and interesting. They went well with the text.
While the ending tied up all of the loose ends nicely, I thought the final solution was a bit contrived. It didn’t necessarily seem like the best solution, but then again, that’s just my adult brain overthinking things.
What I really like about these books is that they focus on a princess and a queen, but aren’t full of stereotypical princess/queen things. This one involves an obstacle course, a competition, a mysterious disappearance, and some nifty inventing. While I can appreciate stories with feminine values, it’s also nice to see some diversity of interests in female-centric books. I also like how Ana and Else team up to solve problems and create solutions.