I thought "Princess Easy Pleasy" was a fun book with a lighthearted method for teaching children about the importance of appreciating different cultures; the book urges young readers to broaden their perspectives on our world and try to avoid narrow-mindedness. We meet Princess Easy Pleasy while she is traveling in Hong Kong with her parents for their winter vacation, but the princess is not happy. She does not like the taste of the milk in Hong Kong, because it is not like her milk at home—so her parents agree to bring their cow with them on their spring vacation to China. When they get to China, Princess Easy Pleasy tastes the noodles and vegetables but refuses to have another bite, “This tastes blah! I want my noodles and vegetables just like I eat them at home!”, so her parents bring their chef along with them on their summer vacation to Singapore. The book goes on as Princess Easy Pleasy travels the world and requesting her parents accommodate for her pickiness, until finally she deems the elephants in India too small and the elephant from home rides on the airplane along with the rest of the crew to Sri Lanka and the plane implodes, with everyone spilling out onto the ground. Angrily, the queen declares that there will be no more vacations. Later on, Princess Easy Pleasy finds herself bored and wishing she could go on a vacation; her parents agree but on one condition: the princess must learn to enjoy diversity and differences. The book ends with Princess Easy Pleasy on a vacation in Tibet, where she dressed according to the locals, ate the traditional food, rode on a yak and had fun! The “when in Rome” message of the book is meant to help children see a dramatized outcome of people who live their lives in a bubble, incapable of appreciating the way others live. Traveling the world or learning about multicultural traditions can add a perspective on life that can otherwise be left untouched—you must go outside of your comfort zones to grow. ( )