It's a Prince Thing (Princess Rules Series #2)

by Philippa Gregory, Chris Chatterton (Illustrator)

Overview

The sequel to THE PRINCESS RULES sees rebel princess, Princess Florizella, going on even more adventures, but this time, she also has a little brother in tow…

Once upon a time, there was a princess who broke all the rules, and dared to be different…
 
So when that same princess – Florizella – finds a baby boy delivered by stork to her parents’ palace, she is shocked to discover that he will one day be king and inherit her kingdom! For every prince is given a permit which allow them to do whatever they like in the same way that every princess is given a set of rules that they have to live by.
 
As soon as Princess Florizella’s brother is big enough to have adventures, she takes him all over the land, fighting pirates, wrestling with a sea serpent and rehoming a woolly mammoth.
 
Can Florizella prove that girls having rules and boys having permits isn’t right? And that princes and princesses, and girls and boys, should be anything that they want to be…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780008438739
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/02/2021
Series:	Princess Rules Series , #2
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	395,262
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.81(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Philippa Gregory is an internationally renowned author of many bestselling novels.  Works that have been adapted for television and film include A Respectable Trade, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool. Philippa founded the charity: Gardens for the Gambia over twenty years ago which has raised funds and paid for over 200 wells in the primary schools of this African country.

Philippa Gregory lives with her family on a small farm in Yorkshire.

Hometown:

Yorkshire, England

Date of Birth:

January 9, 1954

Place of Birth:

Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa

Education:

B.A. in history, Sussex University, 1982; Ph.D., 18th-century popular fiction, Edinburgh, 1984

Website:

http://www.PhilippaGregory.com

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Princess Rules:

“…perfect for newish readers who are gaining confidence and ready for a challenge”  The Times Review

“These are enchanting, simply written stories that have lost none of their pertinence – and this timely new edition deserves to win Florizella another generation of admirers.” 5 star review in the Saturday Telegraph

From the Publisher

2021-05-11
In this sequel to The Princess Rules (2020), Princess Florizella acquires a baby brother and continues to advocate for division of labor and gender equality among royalty in her fairy-tale land.

Having successfully negotiated a more or less equal partnership with Prince Bennett, the feminist princess is shaken to the core when a baby boy is mistakenly delivered to the palace and immediately becomes heir to the kingdom. Christened Prince Courier owing to his unorthodox arrival by stork, the child rapidly develops into a highly competent individual who is extremely aware of his privileges. As Bennett, Florizella’s bestie, informs her, thanks to the Prince Permit, princes get to do whatever they want (and get all the toys) whereas princesses have to abide by the Princess Rules. Florizella persuades Bennett to stand with her against all of this and help her teach her little brother to behave more fairly. Several wild adventures follow, involving encounters with kidnappers, a giant sea serpent, bossy Good Manner Eagles, colorful pirates, and a woolly mammoth. Expressive, amusing artwork enhances the text, adding to the fun. The feminist and populist messages woven throughout the narrative challenge the stereotypical values of traditional fairy tales and provide a serious undercurrent for the wacky, anachronistic humor of the story. Bennett is brown-skinned with curly black hair; other main characters read as White.

A contrarian fairy tale in which swashbuckling adventures alternate with deep philosophical discussions. (Fiction. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews