The Princess in Black

Pham's illustrations are cheerful and full of action, making each page a gem, while the story races along, diving in and out of fine cut-outs of cavorting cartoony characters [...] An enjoyable read for everyone who wants to wear the crown and save the day. -- Caroline Norris Inis A delightfully fresh and funny mash-up of the princess and superhero genres. The Bookseller Children's Buyer's Guide This is a charming little book for your charming little person. The artwork is brilliantly eye-catching, and evokes more in the way of character than you'd at first expect from such a cartoonishly coloured piece. -- John Lloyd The Book Bag A wonderfully stereotype-defying tale, it is great fun to see Magnolia go from cliche pink and fluffy princess to black-clad heroine [...] The cartoony illustrations are dotted throughout and help create a really sense of action in the story. The Princess in Black makes a great read-aloud but with short sentences and chapters which allow newly independent readers to take it at their own pace, this is first and foremost a really super first chapter book. Library Mice Written as a graphic novel for younger readers by husband and wife team Dean and Shannon Hale, this finally puts paid to the myth that all little girls like pink and want to play with Barbies. Finally, a young female superhero for the modern era - monsters beware! Dad.info