Emma can't wait to audition for her school play. She already knows exactly what part she wants: the enchanted princess! She'll wear a beautiful blue gown and sparkly tiara, and everyone will admire her as she glides gracefully across the stage.
But when she's cast as the cackling, warty old witch instead, Emma can't believe it! She's ready to quit the play. Can Emma learn that the show must go on?
Alyssa Crowne is the author of more than one hundred books for children. Some of her favorite stories when she was young were fairy tales featuring princesses. Today she lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her family and pets.