The Princess in Black
by:
LeUyen Pham (author)
Dean Hale (author)
Shannon Hale (author)
Who says princesses don’t wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black!Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when . . . Brring! Brring! The monster alarm! A big blue...
show more
Who says princesses don’t wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black!Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when . . . Brring! Brring! The monster alarm! A big blue monster is threatening the goats! Stopping monsters is no job for dainty Princess Magnolia. But luckily Princess Magnolia has a secret —she’s also the Princess in Black, and stopping monsters is the perfect job for her! Can the princess sneak away, transform into her alter ego, and defeat the monster before the nosy duchess discovers her secret? From award-winning writing team of Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham, here is the first in a humorous and action-packed chapter book series for young readers who like their princesses not only prim and perfect, but also dressed in black.
show less
Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780763678883 (0763678880)
ASIN: 0763678880
Publish date: 2015-04-14
Publisher: Candlewick
Pages no: 96
Edition language: English
Cute early reader series. Great illustrations.
A cute story.Very simple text with interesting illustrations. I liked that there were multiple things going on plot-wise, which rounded out the work. I will definitely check out the sequel.
So many books really play to the expected gender roles of young boys and girls, with pretty clear divisions by color, hobbies, accessories, etc. This book gives us a heroine who is out saving folks dressed all in black like Zorro, but, also, says that the pink isn't automatically bad just because it...
Who said princesses can't wear black?*Who said princesses can't fight monsters?**Who said princesses can't befriend goat boys?** All questions aside, this is a very cute book with charming illustrations that I would have adored as a wee lass. You really quite quite beat a spunky princess defying all...
A bit sad that my book got in a bit damaged. :( I don't know what they did there where I bought it, but there are big, deep folds in some of the pages and the bookwrapper is also a bit dented/folded. Come on people, I buy the book from your place, make sure it gets to my place in one piece.Now for t...
Log in with Facebook 
