{"id":25788,"date":"2014-12-17T23:18:12","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T03:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=25788"},"modified":"2014-12-17T23:18:12","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T03:18:12","slug":"review-of-the-princess-in-black-by-shannon-hale-and-dean-hale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=25788","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Princess in Black, by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"princess_in_black_large\"<\/a>The Princess in Black<\/em><\/p>\n

by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale
\nillustrated by LeUyen Pham<\/p>\n

Candlewick Press, 2014. 90 pages.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a brilliant book for children who love princesses \u2013 and superheroes. It\u2019s an easy-reading chapter book with fifteen short chapters and pictures on every spread.<\/p>\n

Princess Magnolia is a princess who dresses in pink and does princess-y things. But she has a secret. She\u2019s currently having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower, who visited unexpectedly and loves to uncover secrets.<\/p>\n

But then her monster alarm goes off! Princess Magnolia excuses herself, hides her pink frilly dress in a broom closet, puts on her mask and cape, slides down a secret chute and high-jumps the castle walls as The Princess in Black!<\/p>\n

I love the way her unicorn, Frimplepants, is also in disguise. When it\u2019s time to fight monsters, he\u2019s Blacky, the Princess in Black\u2019s faithful pony.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a hole in the ceiling of Monsterland. When a big blue monster smelled the delicious goats in the pasture outside the hole, he decided to come out. But he reckoned without the Princess in Black!<\/p>\n

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Smash! Sparkle Slam! Those are some of the ninja moves of the Princess in Black!<\/p>\n

The monsters in this book are cuddly and foolish and not too scary, though much bigger than the Princess in Black. But they are no match for her ninja skills.<\/p>\n

This book is completely delightful and so rewarding for beginning readers. Neither boys nor girls will be able to resist the adventure, the secrets, and the ninja moves.<\/p>\n

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