Chelsea Clinton‘s daughter feels a pull toward the South — thanks to Princess Tiana!
The mother of three, 39, joined her own momHillary Clintonduring aChicago Ideas Talkat the Harris Theater on Monday, where they chatted about their new projectThe Book of Gutsy Womenand Chelsea’s three children: sonsJasper, who turns 3 months old next week, andAiden, 3, plus daughterCharlotte, 5.
When asked what books her kids like best, Chelsea saidMo Willems‘ stories are a big staple in her and husbandMarc Mezvinksy‘s household, but admitted Charlotte “also is really into Elsa, Anna, Moana and Tiana” and “the newer generation of Disney Princesses” in general.
“I was just in New Orleans with theInternational Literacy Associationlast week and I was FaceTiming with the kids … and Charlotte said, ‘Mom, are you gonna meet Tiana?!’ ” Chelsea said during her joint panel with Hillary, 71, referencing the hardworking heroine from 2009’sThe Princess and the Frog, set in the 1910s-era Big Easy.
“I said, ‘No, I’m not gonna have time!’ ” added the former first daughter.
Prince Naveen (L) and Princess Tiana in Disney’sThe Princess and the Frog(2009).Disney
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Her kids “do, thankfully,like the books that I write, althoughsometimes when I want to read them they’re not being selected,” she said. “But that’s okay — bedtime, story time, is their time.”
“They do really like the books where they can find their grandma in them, which is fun,” Chelsea shared. “They do have some sense that their grandmother has done great and good and big and important things, and they knowshe’s still very much doing that.”
Speaking of the longtime politician, Hillary chimed in with a laugh when asked what her favorite books to read to her grandchildren were, “TheConstitutionand theDeclaration of Independence!”
The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilienceis available now on amazon.com.
source: people.com
