In a nutshell: magic, spells and a healthy dose of princess power | Princess Peony lives a pretty privileged life as the youngest of the king’s seven daughters, though there’s lots she’s not allowed to do, like cook, or visit the library. But as an argument with her father leads to her spending a night in the dungeon, she realises that things might not be as good for her father’s subjects as they are for her, and determines to make him a more enlightened ruler. When she saves the castle and its inhabitants from a wicked fairy, the king is forced to acknowledge her bravery and cleverness and takes her advice, resulting in a fairer, happy ending for all. A typically lively and original story from one of our most inventive storytellers! ~Andrea Reece
From Vivian French, the bestselling author of the Tiara Club series and The Adventures of Alfie Onion, comes a charming new comic fairy tale for junior readers. It's not much fun being a princess: you have to be prim, proper and obedient. Princess Peony lives in a world full of magical creatures - hags, trolls, giants and fairy godmothers - but her father's strict rules leave her feeling bored and lonely. She wants to learn how to DO things, and cooking's at the top of her list. But when Peony borrows a recipe book from the public library, the king has the old librarian who tried to help her arrested for speaking out of turn . Can Peony stand up to her father and make things right?
A funny and uplifting story, brought to life by Marta Kissi's warm and funny illustrations.
“French reminds us how fresh a fairy tale can be in the right hands.” The New York Times
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About Vivian French
Vivian French has been writing for over thirty years, and has published over 300 books for children. She is passionate about illustration and is a co-founder of Picture Hooks – a project that mentors emerging illustrators. She has taught illustration at ECA for over 14 years and is now a visiting lecturer. Vivian has an MBE for services to literature, literacy, illustration and the arts. Before she was a writer, Vivian was an actor and a story teller; she still loves telling stories, especially fairy stories and folk tales..
