Gie Gie’s strength and positivity, combined with Verde’s poetics, Peter H. Inspired by the childhood of model and activist Georgie Badiel and published by Penguin Random House in 2016, The Water Princess’ young protagonist rules over a village in Africa, singing a song of “can”s: “I can almost touch the sharp edges of the stars” she speaks with pride, “I can tame the wild dogs with my song, I can make the tall grass sway when I dance… I can make the wind play hide and seek.”

Gie Gie’s story springs to life in FableVision’s recent collaboration with Weston Woods, an animated adaptation of Verde’s award-winning text. In fact, The Water Princess’ tale is all too real, and no less extraordinary. This vibrant, engaging picture book sheds light on this struggle that continues all over the world today, instilling hope for a future when all children will have access to clean drinking water.Susan Verde’s Gie Gie is unlike any princess you’ve met before, and her story isn’t quite a Disney or Brothers Grimm-infused fairytale. As a child in Burkina Faso, Georgie and the other girls in her village had to walk for miles each day to collect water. Reynolds have come together to tell this moving story. Inspired by the childhood of African–born model Georgie Badiel, acclaimed author Susan Verde and award-winning author/illustrator Peter H. She dreams of a day when her village will have cool, crystal-clear water of its own. After the voyage home, after boiling the water to drink and clean with, Gie Gie thinks of the trip that tomorrow will bring. Instead of a crown, she wears a heavy pot on her head to collect the water. Every morning, she rises before the sun to make the long journey to the well. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer she cannot make it run clearer. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. 15+ Hours: Long Audiobooks for Long Car Ridesīased on supermodel Georgie Badiel’s childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking water to her African village.Bookception! Books about books, libraries, writing.Natalie Feld Memorial Library Donations.

The Water Princess by Susan Verde