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Not All Princesses Dress in Pink

Jane Yolen - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Not all princesses dress in pink.Some play in bright red socks that stink,blue team jerseys that don't quite fit,accessorized with a baseball mitt,and a sparkly crown!Princesses come in all kinds. Exuberant text from Jane Yolen and her daughter Heidi Yolen Stemple paired with charming illustrations...
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Cinderella

Marcia Brown - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

There is perhaps no better loved, no more universal story than Cinderella. Almost every country in the world has a version of it, but the favorite of story-tellers is the French version by Charles Perrault. This translation is excellent for story-telling and also for reading aloud....
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Cinderella

Ruth Sanderson - Little
Format: Print book

Dreams come true with a little hope and a wave of a fairy godmother's wand. But will the prince find Cinderella after her ball gown turns back into rags? This classic tale is retold by Ruth Sanderson with the very youngest of readers in mind.
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Dangerously Ever After

Dashka Slater - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Not all princesses are made of sugar and spice--some are made of funnier, fiercer stuff Princess Amanita laughs in the face of danger. Brakeless bicycles, pet scorpions, spiky plants--that's her thing. So when quiet Prince Florian gives her roses, Amanita is unimpressed . . . until she sees...
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The Princess and the Pig

Jonathan Emmett - Walker & Company
Format: Hardcover

There's been a terrible mix-up in the royal nursery. Priscilla the princess has accidentally switched places with Pigmella, the farmer's new piglet. The kindly farmer and his wife believe it's the work of a good witch, while the ill-tempered king and queen blame the bad witch-after all,...
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Princess in Training

Tammi Sauer - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

"Princess power saves the day in a humorous antidote to pretty in pink." - Kirkus Reviews Princess Viola is great at skateboarding and karate-chopping, but she's lousy at the royal wave, walk, and waltz. The king and queen are not pleased. What's a princess to do? Attend...
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Princess Says Goodnight

Naomi Howland - Harper
Format: Print book

When a little girl pretends she's a real princess, her imagination soars and her bedtime routine is transformed into a majestic affair. While practicing curtsies on her way to bed, she gets the royal treatment: chocolate cream clairs, glass slippers, ladies-in-waiting, a tiara - even a bubble...
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Princess Smartypants

Babette Cole - Putnam
Format: Book

Princess Smartypants doesn't want to get married; she'd rather live with herpets. Commanded by her parents to find herself a husband, the Princess sets tasks for her horde of suitors. . . . All of the potential husbands fail miserably as the gleeful Princess looks on - until Prince Swashbuckle...
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Rapunzel

Paul O Zelinsky - Weston Woods
Format: Audiobook

Surely among the most original and gifted of children's book illustrators, Paul O. Zelinsky has once again with unmatched emotional authority, control of space, and narrativecapability brought forth a unique vision for an age-old tale. Few artists at work today can touch the level at which...
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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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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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Do Princesses Really Kiss Frogs?

Carmela LaVigna Coyle - Cooper Square Publishing Llc
Format: Hardcover

Our favorite princess returns -- hiking boots and all -- this time loaded with questions for her daddy. Everyone knows a princess. As this princess and her daddy wander through the woods, all kinds of wonders reveal themselves. She discovers that no matter who you are, a princess lies inside...
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Nobody Asked the Pea

John Warren Stewig - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Readers might think they know the story of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea," but some characters in the story wold take issue with them. In this retelling one gets to have a say, even the pea, the crucial member of the cast. This clever version of a favorite...
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Olivia and the Fairy Princesses

Ian Falconer - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

In this picture book starring the world's most imaginative pig, Olivia embarks upon a quest for identity with very lofty goals - and being a princess is NOT one of them!Olivia is having an identity crisis! There are too many ruffly, sparkly princesses around these days, and Olivia has had quite...
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Pirate Princess

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen - Harper
Format: Book

Princess Bea isn't like other princesses - she prefers pirate ships above tea parties, the salty sea over silly dolls. But what's a landlocked princess to do?Ahoy, Captain Jack to the rescue! When the captain offers Bea a place aboard his ship, it's a dream come true - until she's put to work...
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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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Rapunzel's Revenge

Shannon Hale - Bloomsbury
Format: Paperback

Rapunzel escapes her tower-prison all on her own, only to discover a world beyond what she'd ever known before. Determined to rescue her real mother and to seek revenge on her kidnapper would-be mother, Rapunzel and her very long braids team up with Jack (of Beanstalk fame) and together...
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The Hinky-Pink: An Old Tale

Megan McDonald - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

A happy Hinky-Pink is a fine thing. An unhappy Hinky-Pink pinches! That is what happens to Anabel, a young seamstress in Old Italy who has only days to finish her dream: sewing a gown for the princess to wear at the Butterfly Ball. Thanks -- or no thanks -- to the Hinky-Pink Anabel...
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First Fairytales: The Princess & the Pea

Monica Hughes - Parragon Books
Format: Hardcover

Introduce beginning readers to a classic fairy tale with this colorful and engaging picture book! Featuring a padded cover perfect for little hands to hold, this simple, easy-to-follow retelling of the Princess and the Pea is ideal for reading aloud. Friendly illustrations and repetitive...
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The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch)

Michael Martchenko - Annick Press
Format: Library Binding

The Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnaps Ronald. In resourceful and humorous fashion, Elizabeth finds the dragon, outsmarts him, and rescues Ronald --- who is less than pleased at her un-princess-like appearance. Full color throughout.
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The Princess and the Pizza

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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 Rose Fairy Princess

Katharine Holabird - Pleasant Co.
Format: Paperback

Angelina is so excited that Miss Lilly has given her the part of the Rose Fairy Princess in the new ballet - until she finds out she needs to fly across the stage dangling from a single wire! Angelina is terrified, but she knows the show must go on. So Angelina and Alice secretly decide...
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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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Twelve Dancing Princesses

Jacob Grimm - North-South Books
Format: Print book

The mystery of how the king's beautiful daughters manage to get out of their locked room and somehow wear holes in their shoes every night is one of the Brothers Grimm's most enchanting tales. Duntze's sumptuous images are as lovely and lilting as a waltz.
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Snow White: A Graphic Novel

Matt Phelan - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

"Phelans noir-esque adaptation of the classic fairy tale is atmospheric, clever, and touching. . . . A stunning, genre-bending graphic novel." - School Library Journal (starred review) . The curtain rises on New York City. The dazzling lights cast shadows that grow ever darker...
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The Cowboy and the Blackeyed Pea

Tony Johnston

set in the heart of Texas, wealthy Farethee Well sets out to find a ""real"" cowboy for a husband by putting a tiny black-eyed pea under the saddles of her prospective suitors.
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Don't Kiss the Frog!: Princess Stories with Attitude

Fiona Waters - Kingfisher; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Don't Kiss the Frog!: Princess Stories with Attitude Compiled by Fiona Waters; Illustrated by Ella Burfoot Perfect for girls who love tiaras, ballgowns, and happy endings­­—but also sports, silly jokes, and being different. Featuring the work of seven writers and three...
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Don't Kiss the Frog!: Princess Stories with Attitude

Fiona Waters - Kingfisher; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Don't Kiss the Frog!: Princess Stories with Attitude Compiled by Fiona Waters; Illustrated by Ella Burfoot Perfect for girls who love tiaras, ballgowns, and happy endings­­—but also sports, silly jokes, and being different. Featuring the work of seven writers and three...
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