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Princess Picture Books Books Worth a Royal Read! |
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The Very Fairy Princess by Julie AndrewsDespite her scabby knees and dirty fingernails, Geraldine knows that she is a princess inside, and shows it through her behavior at home and in school.
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The Princess and the Pit Stop by Tom AnglebergerWhen a Princess learns from her Fairy Godmother that she is in last place in a car race against such fairy tale notables as Humpty Dumpty, The Three Bears, and Rumplestiltskin, she boldly rebuffs defeat and steps on the gas.
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Pirate Princess by Sudipta Bardhan-QuallenTired of the royal life, Princess Bea boards a pirate ship and sets out for adventure on the high seas but soon finds she is not good at swabbing decks, cooking in the galley or keeping watch from the crow's nest.
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The Princess and the Pony by Kate BeatonPrincess Pinecone would like a real war horse for her birthday. Instead, she gets a plump, cute pony--but sometimes cuteness can be a kind of weapon, especially in a fight with dodgeballs, spitballs, hairballs, and squareballs.
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5-Minute Princess Stories by Disney PressPrincesses are often royally busy, but they always have time to help a lost puppy, invite a new friend to tea, or even cheer up a little dragon.
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How to Become a Perfect Princess in Five Days by Pierrette DubéPrincess Stringbean isn't your average princess. She isn't prim and proper and would rather go for a run than sit inside and stay unsoiled and pretty. The Queen sends Princess Stringbean to a school to turn her into a perfect princess. Hilarity ensues as Princess Stringbean tries to fit in and be the perfect princess her mother wants, until she realizes she's pretty perfect-just as she is.
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Princess Pippa isn't your usual princess. She prefers petri dishes to curtseying. And when she realizes she doesn't like peas, she gets a bright idea that consumes her and almost the entire kingdom. |
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The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom GauldTo save his sister, an enchanted log princess, after she is accidentally carted off to parts unknown, a little wooden robot must summon all his courage to bring her back home.
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The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Night by Jennifer L. HolmMeet the Evil Princess and the Brave Knight. She casts terrible spells, while he fights dragons. He rescues cats in distress, while she makes mischief. No wonder there isn't much peace in this kingdom! But is the Evil Princess really so evil? And is the Brave Knight truly as chivalrous as he seems?
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Princess Patty Meets Her Match by Charise Mericle HarperWith no Prince Charming in sight, Princess Patty finds herself tired of waiting and decides to set out on a journey to find her own happily-ever-after.
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Princess Grace by Mary HoffmanThis year two girls will be selected as princesses in the town parade, and Grace can't wait to be one of them. It's the perfect opportunity to dress up—but how, exactly, should a princess costume look? Grace asks her teacher for help, and soon the whole class is learning that there's more to princesses than pink dresses and frills. From Kenya to China and from warriors to spies, princesses are a multicultural and multitalented bunch.
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Lovabye Dragonby Barbara M. JoosseWhen a lonely dragon follows a trail of princess tears, a beautiful friendship is born. They march and sing, roar and whisper, hide and seek, then settle into snug companionship at bedtime.
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Dear Cinderella by Marian MooreA whimsical exchange of letters between Cinderella and Snow White recount their first-hand experiences during key moments and with main characters in their respective fairy tales.
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You Can't Eat a Princess! by Gillian RogersonPrincess Spaghetti blasts off into space to save her kidnapped father, King Cupcake, from hungry aliens, who are introduced to a wonderful new food: chocolate.
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The Snowflake Mistake by Lou Treleaven
| While the Snow Queen runs an errand, Princess Ellie is left in charge of the snowflake machine and when the machine breaks down, she must find a new way to make snowflakes. |
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In this version of Sleeping Beauty, told in verse, the Princess is threatened with a curse which will start with a paper cut; devastated that all her books have been taken away, she sets out with her dog, Prince, to find the fairy who cast the curse and make her reverse it. |
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Princess Unlimited by Jacob Sager WeinsteinWhen a dragon attacks the kingdom and her parents are too preoccupied with sparkly things to help, the ever resourceful Princess Susan, with the help of some friends, puts into motion a delightfully unexpected plan.
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The Restless Girls by Jessie BurtonWhen the twelve daughters of King Alberto lose their mother, they also lose their lessons, possessions, and freedom but the eldest, Princess Frida, is determined that they shall still thrive.
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La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton ElyaA rhyming twist on a classic fairy tale in which a queen places a pea under a young lady's mattress to see if she is truly a princess. Incorporates Spanish words and inludes a glossary.
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The Most Wonderful Thing In the World by Vivian FrenchA retelling of a fairy tale follows the efforts of a shy young man who becomes a princess's unlikely suitor when the king and queen issue a decree that whoever presents them with the most wonderful thing in the world will win their daughter's hand in marriage.
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Rachel IsadoraA retelling, set in Africa, of twelve princesses who dance secretly all night long, and how their secret is eventually discovered.
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Power to the Princess by Vita MurrowRetells fifteen fairy tales that describe the princess as a person who seeks to help others, is open to learning new things, and searches for ways to add purpose to their lives.
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