Book Description
Sleeping Beauty,
Victoria,
Cleopatra,
Snow White,
Elizabeth,
Pocahontas,
Mia Thermopolis:
all princesses
Do YOU have what it takes
to be a princess?
princess mia will help you find out
Best-selling Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot and acclaimed fashion artist Chesley McLaren team up again to display this clever royal roster of princesses of the world. Big or small, old or new, fact or fiction, our favorite princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo (aka Mia) will point out why these princesses rule, and how any girl can too!
About the Author
Meg Cabot is the author of the best-selling, critically acclaimed, immensely popular Princess Diaries novels, as well as All-American Girl, Haunted, and two Regency novels, Nicola and the Viscount and Victoria and the Rogue. Meg was born in Bloomington, Indiana, and her childhood was spent in pursuit of air conditioning, of which there was little at the time in southern Indiana. A primary source proved to be the Monroe County Public Library, where Meg whiled away many hours, reading the complete works of Jane Austen, Judy Blume, and Barbara Cartland. Armed with a fine arts degree from Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City, intent upon pursuing a career in freelance illustration. Illustrating, however, soon got in the way of Meg's true love, writing, and so she abandoned it and got a job as the assistant manager of an undergraduate dormitory at New York University, writing on the weekends, and whenever her boss wasn't looking. Meg lives in New York City with her husband, Benjamin, a poet, financial market writer and fellow Hoosier, and their one-eyed cat, Henrietta.
Perfect Princess: A Princess Diaries Book FROM THE PUBLISHER
Do you know...
How to wield the incredible power of the tiara?
When your prince deserves to be whacked in the head with a shoe?
What it takes to achieve immortality...or at least make an unforgettable entrance?
Why allowing the populace to eat bread and not just cake is of critical importance?
What to do as a houseguest should you find a pea under your mattress?
What makes a princess perfect?
Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo of Genovia (aka Mia) and subjects look to the world's princesses for the answers to these burning questions and more. Big and small, old and new, fact and fiction -- all kinds of princesses exhibit perfection in their own way. Don't delay: Find out what makes this royal roster rule, and begin your own reign!
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
Interactive concepts dress up a variety of new titles for girls. On the subject of royal dos and don'ts, Perfect Princess: A Princess Diaries Book by Meg Cabot, illus. by Chesley McLaren, provides witty history and how-to information regarding princess-like behavior in a paper-over-board, deep pink package. The narration alternates between main characters from the series, and dishes up dozens of royals, both real (Grace Kelly and Queen Noor) and fictional (Wonder Woman and Snow White). Humorous sidebars offer beauty tips ("Be like Leia: Experiment with new hairstyles!"). Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Children's Literature - Barbara L. Talcroft
Here's Cabot's second diary-size, princess-pink volume of advice to aspiring princesses by HRH Mia Thermopolis, Princess of Genovia. This time, she, her grandmother and friends rely on examples from history and fiction, mostly fairytales (fractured), cartoons, and films. Representatives of actual royals range from Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Noor of Jordan to exotic others like Cleopatra and Wu Zetian of China, who inspire advice in the form of "Random Acts of Princess," some of which are pretty lame—comments on poor little Anastasia of Russia are downright tasteless. It has to be said that this instruction manual is not as witty and cool as the previous Princess Lessons. Maybe there's just not that much left to be said about being a princess these days; maybe too many of the princesses are chosen from Disney cartoons, animations, comic books, and fantasy films. Princess Mia has lost some of her edge, and it wouldn't hurt to cut down on the use of her favorite comment, "Whatever!" Still, there are some heartening moments; for example, when Princess Alice of Greece whacks Czar Nicholas with her shoe to discourage his excessive rice-throwing at her 1903 wedding. "Way to go, Alice!" Teens will probably enjoy Chesley McLaren's sly and slightly skewed depictions of royalty and appreciate Mia's list of should-be princesses, which includes Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. After all, as Mia declares, "We think princesses rule." 2004, HarperCollins, Ages 12 to 16.
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