Power to the Princess
15 Favorite Fairytales Retold with Girl Power
Published on 6. September 2018
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-1-78603-203-4 (ISBN)
Description
"Brilliant." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review
What if princesses didn't always marry Prince Charming and live happily ever after? In this stunning anthology - elegantly presented in a red, clothbound hard cover with gold-toned metallic debossing - 15 favourite fairytales have been retold for a new generation. These princesses are smart, funny and kind, and can do anything they set their minds to.
Focused on issues including self-image, confidence, LGBTQ, friendship, advocacy and disability, these stories are perfect for sharing between parents and children, or for older princesses or princes to read by themselves. They teach that a princess is a person who seeks to help others, is open to learning new things, and looks for ways to add purpose to their lives and the lives of those around them.
Get reacquainted with these powerful princesses:
Snow White - champion of real beauty
Sleeping Beauty - specialist on sleeping disorders
Thumbelina - music producer and advocate
Rapunzel - world-famous architect
Belle the Brave - undercover agent
Elisabeth and the Wild Swans - fashion designer
Cinderella - prime minster and businesswoman
Star and the 12 Dancers - dancer
The Goose Girl - stand-up comedian
Princess Sevinah (and the Pea) - founder of the Fairyland Dating Service
The Snow Queen - winter sports coach
The Little Mermaid - advocate for peace between mer-people and humans
Zade - storyteller (of 1001 tales) and businesswoman
Evangeline (The Frog Princess) - natural historian
Little Red Riding Hood - environmentalist and Princess of the Wolves
Power to the princess!
What if princesses didn't always marry Prince Charming and live happily ever after? In this stunning anthology - elegantly presented in a red, clothbound hard cover with gold-toned metallic debossing - 15 favourite fairytales have been retold for a new generation. These princesses are smart, funny and kind, and can do anything they set their minds to.
Focused on issues including self-image, confidence, LGBTQ, friendship, advocacy and disability, these stories are perfect for sharing between parents and children, or for older princesses or princes to read by themselves. They teach that a princess is a person who seeks to help others, is open to learning new things, and looks for ways to add purpose to their lives and the lives of those around them.
Get reacquainted with these powerful princesses:
Snow White - champion of real beauty
Sleeping Beauty - specialist on sleeping disorders
Thumbelina - music producer and advocate
Rapunzel - world-famous architect
Belle the Brave - undercover agent
Elisabeth and the Wild Swans - fashion designer
Cinderella - prime minster and businesswoman
Star and the 12 Dancers - dancer
The Goose Girl - stand-up comedian
Princess Sevinah (and the Pea) - founder of the Fairyland Dating Service
The Snow Queen - winter sports coach
The Little Mermaid - advocate for peace between mer-people and humans
Zade - storyteller (of 1001 tales) and businesswoman
Evangeline (The Frog Princess) - natural historian
Little Red Riding Hood - environmentalist and Princess of the Wolves
Power to the princess!
Reviews / Votes
"Combining real-life, meaningful work with the trappings of kingdoms and fairy tales, this volume is a treasure for readers who are tired of traditional helpless princesses who fall in love instantly and 'live happily ever after.' ... Brilliant."-Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 5 to 8 years
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 200 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78603-203-4 (9781786032034)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
09/2018
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
€19.49
Available for download
Persons
Vita Murrow is an educator, an artist, a writer and a mum. Vita has a quirky sense of humour and an eye for the weird. When she was in 8th grade she was rejected from a special writers' retreat for kids. But that didn't stop her from pursuing her passion. Since then, Vita has been a teacher, a producer, a film maker, a program director and even a puppeteer. She currently works as a children's author reinventing old stories for a new generation and crafting wordless pictures books together with her husband Ethan Murrow. Their book The Whale was nominated for a CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal. She is also the author of two volumes of fairytales retold for a new generation: Power to the Princess and High-Five to the Hero. Vita loves working with other artists and writers and is always looking to share a chocolate chip cookie with someone.Julia Bereciartu (a.k.a. Juliabe) is a Spanish illustrator, born in 1980 in the northern city of San Sebastian. From an early age, she spent most of her time drawing, even if that meant using markers on her parents' new couch. She also loved reading books and dreamed of painting the illustrations that accompanied them when she grew up. She now lives in Madrid with her partner and their ginger cat, and has fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming an illustrator. Julia works for clients such as American Girl, Google, Cartoon Network and Simon & Schuster, and loves giving life to quirky, sassy characters and the occasional fluffy pet.