The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale

Title: The Princess in Black
(The Princess in Black #1)

Author: Shannon Hale & Dean Hale

Illustrator: LeUyen Pham 

Length: 90 pages

Publisher: Scholastic Inc. 
(Originally published by Candlewick Press)

Classification: Children's Book, Fantasy, Adventure

Release Date: Scholastic Printing- September 2015
Candlewick Press-  October 14, 2014

Source: paperback

Who says princesses don’t wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black!
Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when . . . Brring! Brring! The monster alarm! A big blue monster is threatening the goats! Stopping monsters is no job for dainty Princess Magnolia. But luckily Princess Magnolia has a secret —she’s also the Princess in Black, and stopping monsters is the perfect job for her! Can the princess sneak away, transform into her alter ego, and defeat the monster before the nosy duchess discovers her secret? From award-winning writing team of Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham, here is the first in a humorous and action-packed chapter book series for young readers who like their princesses not only prim and perfect, but also dressed in black.

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Sofia the First by Catherine Hapka

Title: Sofia the First
Author: Catherine Hapka
Illustrator: Grace Lee
Length: Approx. 40 pages
Publisher: Disney Press
Classification: Children's Book, Princess

Release Date: October 30, 2012

Source: Hardback

Meet Sofia, a little girl who lives a rather ordinary life. But everything changes when her mother, Miranda, marries the king. Overnight, Sofia becomes a princess, moves into the castle, gains a step-brother, a step-sister... and the ability to talk to her new animal friends thanks to a magical amulet Now, life is anything but ordinary for Sofia the First. 

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