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The Paper Bag Princess

Robert N Munsch - Annick Press
Format: Paperback

This bestselling modern classic features a princess who rescues a very snooty - and ungrateful - prince.
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Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems

Marilyn Singer - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Print book

With 6 starred reviews, 8 best of the year lists, and over 20 state award nominations, everyone is raving about Mirror Mirror!"Remarkable." - The Washington Post"This mind-bending poetry is accompanied by Masse's equally intelligent, equally amusing art."...
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters

John Steptoe - Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Format: Hardcover

With beautiful illustrations, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters Big Book, a Caldecott Honor picture book, is perfect for introducing children to the Cinderella fairytale as well as the history, culture, and geography of the African nation of Zimbabwe. This oversize edition (14 3/4 by 17 5/8 inches)...
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You Can't Eat a Princess!

Gillian Rogerson - Scholastic
Format: Hardcover

It's Princess Spaghetti's birthday, but her father King Cupcake has been kidnapped by aliens! Without a moment to spare, Princess cranks up the royal rocket ship and zooms into space on a rescue mission. In record time, she discovers the offending group of aliens just as they are about...
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Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?

Carmela LaVigna Coyle - Rising Moon
Format: Hardcover

Every inquisitive little girl wonders what it is really like to be a genuine princess. At the heart of Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? lives an energetic, spirited, and contemporary child who has lots of important questions for her mom. Do princesses ride tricycles, climb trees, do chores,...
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The Very Fairy Princess

Julie Andrews - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

While her friends and family may not believe in fairies, Geraldine knows, deep down, that she is a VERY fairy princess. From morning to night, Gerry does everything that fairy princesses do: she dresses in her royal attire, practices her flying skills, and she is always on the lookout for problems...
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The Little Moon Princess

Y J Lee - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Way up in the sky, a little girl sits by herself in a field filled with sparkling jewels. She is the Little Moon Princess. When one day a sparrow comes to visit, she confides in him that even though shes a princess, she still gets scared of the dark. With the help of her new friend, will...
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Rapunzel: Based on the Original Story by the Brothers Grimm

Sarah Gibb - Albert Whitman
Format: Print book

Beautiful Rapunzel is locked away in a tall, tall tower, visited only by the little creatures of the forest and the witch who has imprisoned her. Until one day a handsome prince, passing by on his horse, is transfixed by the magical sound of Rapunzel singing to her animals friends and knows...
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The Princess and the Pea

Rachel Isadora - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

When a prince sets out to find a princess to marry, he soon discovers this is not a simple task. There is no shortage of so-called princesses, but how can he tell whether or not they are what they claim to be? Then one night a great storm rages, there comes a knock on the palace gate, and the prince?s...
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Princesses Are Not Just Pretty

Kate Lum - Bloomsbury
Format: Paperback

Princesses Mellie, Allie, and Libby are back in another rollicking, royal adventure. When the girls begin to argue about which princess is the prettiest in the land, they decide to hold a contest. But of course, the girls get side-tracked helping others on their way to the contest leaving...
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The Princess Knight

Cornelia Caroline Funke - The Chicken House/Scholastic
Format: Book

Cornelia Funke, author of the international best-seller THE THIEF LORD, makes her brilliant debut as a picture-book writer with this winning tale of a young princess's adventure!Violet is a young princess who wishes she could show the world that she is just as brave and strong as her brothers....
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The Silk Princess

Charles Santore - Random House Children's Books
Format: Book

Princess Hsi-Ling Chi has heard tales of a sleeping dragon and ancient gods residing in the Holy Mountains beyond her father's palace. But when she emerges from the gates for the first time, she is not afraid. She has with her a magical thread unraveled from a tiny cocoon that dropped into...
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The Storytelling Princess

Rafe Martin - Putnam's
Format: Print book

This princess may be lost, but she's not helpless. She told her parents she'd rather be swept overboard in a storm at sea than marry a prince she didn't choose for herself-and that's exactly what happened!Yet it wasn't a disaster. For with a little luck, a lot of pluck and a special way with...
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Princess Stories (Combined Volume) (Usborne Book of...)

Heather Amery - Usborne
Format: Hardcover

This charming picture book of four princess tales has been specially written for children who are just beginning to read, and provides fantastic value for money. Ages 2+ years.
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The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-to-be

Mini Grey - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When it comes to sorting out a Real Princess from a Fake Princess, the famous pea-under-the-mattress test is tried-and-true. But for those of you who may have wondered how anyone could feel a tiny garden-variety pea under the weight of twenty mattresses, this book will put that question...
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Will Princess Isabel Ever Say Please?

Steve Metzger - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Fractured fairy tales are paired with a lesson in manners in this book about a spunky-but-imperfect princess.From the top of her tiara to the tips of her petite feet, Princess Isabel was perfect in every way but one: she wouldn't say "please." This character flaw soon catches...
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Princess Hyacinth (The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated)

Jane Yolen - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling Caldecott Honor artist Lane Smith and legendary author Florence Parry Heide have teamed up to create an unforgettable princess sure to charm and delight young readers. Princess Hyacinth has a problem: she floats. And so the king and queen have pebbles sewn into the tops of her socks,...
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Part-time Princess

Deborah Underwood - Disney/Hyperion Books
Format: Print book

At night, a normal little girl imagines she is a princess, but not just a princess who wears pretty gowns and goes to balls. She also gets to fight dragons and tame trolls. But one morning she wakes up and begins to think maybe her royal adventures aren't so imaginary after all... From...
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The Secret Lives of Princesses

Philippe Lechermeier - Sterling
Format: Book

Go beyond Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella! Some princesses are well-known to all children - but others, equally magical (and sometimes, a lot funnier) have remained anonymous, mysterious, and far from the fairy-tale crowd.Now these captivating ladies are finally stepping out of the shadows...
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Snow White

Roberto Piumini - Picture Window Books
Format: Library Binding

Snow White is forced to run away from home when her evil stepmother grows jealous of her beauty. The girl wanders alone through the dark forest and soon spots a curious little house. When she knocks at the door, seven little dwarves welcome her in! Snow White lives happily with them for a time....
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The Paper Princess

Elisa Kleven - Penguin Putnam
Format: Paperback

A gust of wind sends a paper princess flying. ?Wait! I didn?t finish you,? cries the little girl who made her. ?I?ll finish myself,? calls the princess, and the wind carries her away, over a meadow and a river, to a carnival and a town, until finally she finds her way home. Elisa Kleven?s...
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My Princess Boy

Cheryl Kilodavis - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

A heartwarming book about unconditional love and one remarkable family. Dyson loves pink, sparkly things. Sometimes he wears dresses. Sometimes he wears jeans. He likes to wear his princess tiara, even when climbing trees. Hes a Princess Boy. Inspired by the authors son, and by her own initial...
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The Monster Princess

D.J. MacHale - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Lala dwells in a cave that lies deep below the ground, worlds away from the castle where three beautiful princesses live. She is the best krinkle-nut digger by far, but she longs for more: the dresses, the parties, the royal life. Up, up, up Lala climbs and sneaks into the castle. She tries...
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The Princess Book

Mallory Loehr - Random House
Format: Hardcover

Illustrated in full color. Every little girl wishes she were a princess. Now here's a whimsical book full of fairy-tale fantasy and do-it-yourself fun that will show her how to bring those dreams to life. It's brimming with ideas for creating everything from fairy princess wings and matching...
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