Princess in Training - Hardcover

Sauer, Tammi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152065997 ISBN 13: 9780152065997

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2012

Synopsis

“Royalty does not karate-chop.” –Madame Gertrude
 
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 the skill-polishing Camp Princess, of course. In the end, it’s a good thing Viola is made of tougher stuff. Who else will save the day when the green dragon comes along? Joe Berger’s zippy illustrations use comic book–style panels and show off ZIP! ZUP! ZOOM! sound effects. This sweet, funny picture book is just the ticket for spunky princess-loving girls who can appreciate a glittery book jacket!

About this title

About the Authors

Tammi Sauer, a former teacher and library media specialist, is the full-time author of many popular picture books, including Quiet Wyatt, illustrated by Arthur Howard, and Nugget and Fang and Nugget and Fang Go to School, both illustrated by Michael Slack. Getting kids excited about reading and writing is her passion. Her other passion is tropical tea. Tammi and her family live in Edmond, Oklahoma, with one dog, two geckos, and a tank full of random fish. www.tammisauer.com Twitter: @SauerTammi.

Joe Berger is an author and illustrator of many popular picture books, as well as an animator and cartoonist. He lives in Bristol, England, with his family.Visit his website at www.joeberger.co.uk.

Reviews

When it comes to being prim and proper, Princess Viola is a royal dud. The moat-diving, karate-chopping thrill seeker attends princess camp in hopes of learning to conduct herself in a more noble fashion. Despite rebukes from the camp’s etiquette-obsessed director (“Royalty does not skateboard”), Viola fails to dress, dance, or even wave in a remotely aristocratic way. And good thing, too, because a ferocious green dragon shows up, and the princess draws on her unusual talents to vanquish the beast, proving that acting nobly has little to do with fashion or frills. Berger’s spirited cartoonlike artwork amps up the merriment by blending comics elements (panels, motion lines) and action-oriented sound effects (Zip! Zup! Zoom!) with a pink-heavy palette and glitter-festooned cover. If the breezy story isn’t breaking entirely new ground, children will be having too much fun to notice, and Sauer’s message of being true to oneself is one they can’t hear enough. Preschool-Grade 1. --Kristen McKulski

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152065997
• ISBN 13: 9780152065997
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Berger Joe
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40