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Children's Recommendations - Princess Stories

Princess Stories - Picture Books

The very fairy princess
ISBN: 9780316040501
Title: The very fairy princess by Julie Andrews - Despite 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
Author: Andrews, Julie.
The Princess and the pit stop
ISBN: 9781419728488
Title: The Princess and the pit stop by Tom Angleberger - When 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 Rumpelstiltskin, she boldly rebuffs defeat
Author: Angleberger, Tom, author.
The princess and the pony
ISBN: 9780545637084
Title: The princess and the pony by Kate Beaton - Princess Pinecone would like a real war horse for her birthday, instead of which she gets a plump, cute pony
Author: Beaton, Kate, 1983- author, illustrator.
Book cover for Snow White and the 77 dwarfs by Davide Calì
ISBN: 9781770497634
Title: Snow White and the 77 dwarfs by Davide Calì - Running away from a wicked witch a girl named Snow White comes across a house with seventy-seven dwarves who agree to let her stay if she helps with their chores
Author: Calì, Davide, 1972- author.
Princess Bess gets dressed
ISBN: 9781416938330
Title: Princess Bess gets dressed by Margery Cuyler - A fashionably dressed princess reveals her favorite clothes at the end of a busy day
Author: Cuyler, Margery.
Cinderella
ISBN: 0525473459
Title: Cinderella by Amy Ehrlich - In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper
Author: Ehrlich, Amy, 1942-
Olivia and the fairy princesses
ISBN: 9781442450271
Title: Olivia and the fairy princesses by Ian Falconer - There are too many ruffly, sparkly princesses around these days, and Olivia has had quite enough. She needs to stand out! She has to be special! What will she be?
Author: Falconer, Ian, 1959-
Book cover for Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman
ISBN: 9780062399618
Title: Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman - The parents of pearl-eyed princess Cinnamon offer a reward to anyone who can help their daughter speak, a plea answered by an exotic tiger who arrives at the palace, armed with knowledge of the world
Author: Gaiman, Neil, author.
Sleeping Beauty
ISBN: 9780807573518
Title: Sleeping Beauty by Sarah Gibb - Princess Rosebud and her kingdom are cursed by a maleficent fairy to sleep for a hundred years before a prince can break the spell
Author: Gibb, Sarah, illustrator.
The princess and the giant
ISBN: 9780763680077
Title: The princess and the giant by Caryl Hart - When Princess Sophie cannot get any sleep because of the noisy giant above her, she climbs a beanstalk to see if she can solve the problem
Author: Hart, Caryl, author.
Book cover for Princess Hyacinth : (the surprising tale of a girl who floated) by Florence Parry Heide
ISBN: 9780375845017
Title: Princess Hyacinth : (the surprising tale of a girl who floated) by Florence Parry Heide - Unless Princess Hyacinth is weighed down by specially-made clothes, she will float away, but her days are made brighter when kite-flying Boy stops to say hello
Author: Heide, Florence Parry.
Angelina at the palace
ISBN: 9780670060481
Title: Angelina at the palace by Katharine Holabird - When Angelina Ballerina is recruited to help with the anniversary celebration of the the king and queen of Mouseland, she finds herself in charge of preparing the three young princesses for their performance
Author: Holabird, Katharine.
Lovabye dragon
ISBN: 9780763654085
Title: Lovabye dragon by Barbara Joosse - When 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
Author: Joosse, Barbara M. author.
Goldilicious
ISBN: 9780061244094
Title: Goldilicious by Victoria Kann - A little girl and her brother play with her imaginary gold-horned unicorn that can float on water, fly, and turn herself into a fairy princess
Author: Kann, Victoria.
The worst princess
ISBN: 9780385371254
Title: The worst princess by Anna Kemp - Lonely Princess Sue longs to leave her castle tower, but when her prince finally rescues her, she realizes she is destined for a less traditional partner
Author: Kemp, Anna.
Princess wannabe
ISBN: 9780061251979
Title: Princess wannabe by Leslie Lammle - After magically entering her bedtime fairy tale book, Fern discovers what it is like to be a princess
Author: Lammle, Leslie, author, illustrator.
The little moon princess
ISBN: 9780061547362
Title: The little moon princess by Y.J. Lee - With the help of a friendly sparrow, the little moon princess, who is afraid of the dark, uses the jewels on the surface of her moon to light up the sky
Author: Lee, Y. J.
Princess tales
ISBN: 9780312679583
Title: Princess tales : once upon a time in rhyme with seek-and-find pictures by Grace Maccarone - A hidden-object storybook features rhyming verses about princesses while inviting readers to find the incorporated elements
Author: Maccarone, Grace, author.
The paper bag princess
ISBN: 9780920236826
Title: The paper bag princess by Robert N. Munsch - After her castle and clothes are destroyed by the dragon, Princess Elizabeth, dressed only in a paper bag, sets out to rescue Prince Ronald, who was taken captive
Author: Munsch, Robert N., 1945-
I didn't do it!
ISBN: 9781512405989
Title: I didn't do it! byTony Ross - When things start going wrong around the castle everyone blames the Little Princess
Author: Ross, Tony, author, illustrator.
Well at the end of the world
ISBN: 1587172127
Title: Well at the end of the world by Robert D. San Souci - In this fairy tale, loosely based on English and Scottish lore, feisty Princess Rosamond, who prefers good books to good looks, risks her throne and all her wealth to save her father's life
Author: San Souci, Robert D.
The princess and the pea
ISBN: 0823404420
Title: The princess and the pea by Janet Stevens - A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves that she is a real princess
Author: Stevens, Janet.
Falling for Rapunzel
ISBN: 0399237941
Title: Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox - A prince tries to get Rapunzel to throw down her hair so he can rescue her, but she mishears him and throws down random objects from her room instead
Author: Wilcox, Leah.

Princess Stories - Non-fiction (Picture Book Folklore)

Beauty and the beast
ISBN: 0899194974
Title: Beauty and the beast by Jan Brett - Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast
Author: Brett, Jan, 1949-
Book cover for The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
Title: The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo - In this version of Cinderella set in Egypt in the sixth century B.C., Rhodopes, a slave girl, eventually comes to be chosen by the Pharaoh to be his queen
Author: Climo, Shirley.
Book cover for The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo
Title: The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo - In this version of Cinderella set in ancient Korea, Pear Blossom, a stepchild, eventually comes to be chosen by the magistrate to be his wife
Author: Climo, Shirley.
Adelita
ISBN: 0399238662
Title: Adelita : a Mexican Cinderella story by Tomie dePaola - After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta
Author: De Paola, Tomie.
Sleeping Beauty
ISBN: 9780735840874
Title: Sleeping Beauty by Maja Dusíková - Retells the story of a wicked fairy who casts a spell that dooms a princess to sleep for one hundred years
Author: Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863.
The sleeping beauty
ISBN: 0316387029
Title: The sleeping beauty by Trina Schart Hyman - Enraged at not being invited to the princess' christening, the thirteenth fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years
Author: Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863.
Snow White
ISBN: 0316354503
Title: Snow White by Paul Heins - Retells the tale of the beautiful princess whose lips were red as blood, skin was white as snow, and hair was black as ebony
Author: Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863.
Kongi and Potgi
ISBN: 0803715722
Title: Kongi and Potgi : a Cinderella story from Korea by Oki S. Han - Although Kongi is treated unfairly by her stepmother and stepsister, she proves she is worthy to become the Prince's bride
Author: Han, Oki S.
Book cover for The golden slipper : a Vietnamese legend by Darrell Lum
ISBN: 0816734054
Title: The golden slipper : a Vietnamese legend by Darrell Lum - A variation on the Cinderella story, in which a kind-hearted young woman meets her prince with the help of animals she has befriended
Author: Lum, Darrell H.Y.
The way meat loves salt
ISBN: 0805043845
Title: The way meat loves salt : a Cinderella tale from the Jewish tradition by Nina Jaffe - In this Eastern European Jewish variant of the Cinderella story, the youngest daughter of a rabbi marries the son of a scholar thanks to the help of Prophet Elijah
Author: Jaffe, Nina.
The rough-face girl
ISBN: 0613086767
Title: The rough-face girl by Rafe Martin - In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being
Author: Martin, Rafe, 1946-
Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper
ISBN: 0684126761
Title: Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper by Marcia Brown - Cindrella is abused and exploited by her stepmother and stepsisters after her father's remarriage, but she is able to attend a royal ball with the help of her fairy godmother
Author: Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703.
Book cover for Cendrillon : a Caribbean Cinderella
Title: Cendrillon : a Caribbean Cinderella by Robert D. San Souci - A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillon find true love
Author: San Souci, Robert D.
Book cover for Yeh Shen : a Cinderella story from China by Ai-Ling Louie
Title: Yeh Shen : a Cinderella story from China by Ai-Ling Louie - A young Chinese girl overcomes the wickedness of her stepsister and stepmother to become the bride of a prince
Author: Louie, Ai-Ling.
Rapunzel
ISBN: 0525456074
Title: Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky - Retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress
Author: Zelinsky, Paul O.
The frog princess
ISBN: 0823416186
Title: The frog princess : a Tlingit legend from Alaska by Eric A. Kimmel - After rejecting all of her human suitors, the beautiful daughter of a Tlingit tribal leader declares that she would rather marry a frog from the lake
Author: Kimmel, Eric A.
The princess and the warrior
ISBN: 9781419721304
Title: The princess and the warrior : a tale of two volcanoes by Duncan Tonatiuh - This reimagining of one of Mexico's cherished legends shares the story of how two volcanoes formed from the love and devotion between a warrior and his princess
Author: Tonatiuh, Duncan, author, illustrator.