The Princess & The Christmas Rescue - Softcover

Caryl Hart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857639781 ISBN 13: 9780857639783

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

Princess Eliza is lonely in her beautiful snow palace. Stuck inside all day with no one to play with, she figures out how to make almost anything with a few bits of wood and some string--including her own toys! Anything, that is, except the thing she wants most . . . a friend. As she sets off to find one, Eliza is excited to stumble across a group of elves. But -- OH, DEAR! -- Santa isn't feeling well, and there are still so many presents to make! Could Princess Eliza be just the person to save Christmas?

About this title

About the Author

Caryl Hart (Author) Caryl is a full-time children's writer, who also runs creative workshops with local schools. Her first picture book, Don't Dip Your Chips in Your Drink, Kate! won two regional awards, and was shortlisted for a third. Her Princess series, illustrated by Sarah Warburton, has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide. She lives in the Peak District with her guitar-playing husband, two cheeky daughters, one extremely fluffy black cat, a goldfish, four hens and a dog called Roo. As well as writing, Caryl loves walking in the hills, swimming, snuggling, baking, weeding, running, sleeping, chatting, and sitting in cafes. Sarah Warburton (Illustrator) Sarah grew up in Anglesey, North Wales. She studied illustration at the University of the West of England, in Bristol, and hasn't looked back since. Sarah has created many books, working for a large variety of publishers, including illustrating the Rumblewick series, which has sold worldwide and is under movie option with DreamWorks. Her Princess series, written by Caryl Hart, has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide. Sarah lives in Bristol with her husband, two children and a grumpy guinea pig.

From School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2—In a wintery land in the far north, Princess Eliza is forbidden to play in the dangerous wild, so she keeps herself busy creating Rube Goldberg—type inventions. Her parents think the hobby isn't very "princess-y" and send her off to make a friend instead. Eventually Eliza finds a houseful of overwhelmed elves who are facing a Christmas backlog with flu-ridden Santa. Soon the clever princess has created a "speed-reading thing," a "robotic gift-picking contraption," and a "neat wind-up gift-wrapping machine." Santa is happy, the newly modified sleigh makes quick work of gift giving, and Eliza tells Santa that all she wants is a friend. "'Oh, Princess,' said Santa. 'I think you will find/you've made lots of friends just by being so kind." Her parents sell off some art and jewels to build Eliza a workshop, where she and her new elf friends play and improve Christmas "with kindness and skill." Bright mixed-media illustrations have a cartoonish charm and humorous details to enliven the leaden rhymed couplets of the girl-power princess story. VERDICT Fans of Frozen might be lured in, but they will not be satisfied.—Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public Library

Edition details

• Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857639781
• ISBN 13: 9780857639783
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Sarah Warburton
• Number of pages: 32