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by Shannon Hale (Author), Dean Hale (Author), Leuyen Pham (Illustrator)
Inconvenient monster alarms, a sparkly array of princess guests, and spot-on slapstick pacing make for a party readers will celebrate.
Today is Princess Magnolia's birthday party, and she wants everything to be perfect. But just as her guests are arriving . . . Brring Brring The monster alarm Princess Magnolia runs to the broom closet, ditches her frilly clothes, and becomes the Princess in Black She rushes to the goat pasture, defeats the monster, and returns to the castle before her guests discover her secret. But every time Princess Magnolia is about to open her presents, the monster alarm rings again. And every time she rushes back--an inside-out dress here, a missing shoe there--it gets harder to keep the other princesses from being suspicious. Don't those monsters understand that now is not a good time for an attack?Author Biography
Shannon and Dean Hale are the award-winning husband-and-wife team behind The Princess in Black, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Shannon Hale is also the author of the Newbery Honor novel Princess Academy as well as the New York Times best-selling series Ever After High. Shannon and Dean Hale live in Salt Lake City, Utah.
LeUyen Pham is the illustrator of many books for children, including God's Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams and Aunt Mary's Rose by Douglas Wood, as well as the Freckleface Strawberry books by Julianne Moore. LeUyen Pham lives in California.
Number of Pages: 96
Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.2 x 6.7 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 13, 2015
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3
Point Value: 0.5
