How is she to keep her secret that she is the Princess in Black? It was adorable, and I was extra happy that Princess Sneezewort was more of a main character since she is my favorite. The illustrations are fun, colorful and creative...you never know for sure if the Princess in Black knows the true identity of her new comrade. Vibrant artwork brings the already vibrant prose to life. It is tough being a princess when you have to fight monsters and entertain guests for your birthday. ADORABLE! In this installment, Princess Magnolia is about to celebrate her birthday with a fun party. 14th, it has 39.9K views. Just like with the first THE PRINCESS IN BLACK book, I thought this was a really cute read, appropriate for ages 5+ I think. This book is excellent for beginner readers and is totally fun for all readers to enjoy. I just love that. My little girl isn't the typical princess loving type. by Rosilyn Riley. My only qualm with this one was that. Princess Magnolia loves being "the Princess in Black", however, today is her birthday so she really wants to just spend time at her party with her friends. There is more poetry in this book than in many "real" poetic books for children. I feel we'll still be doing mostly picture books for awhile, but, with a couple of these snuck in. Does anyone know how Shannon Hale came up with this genius idea for a book? Love it, love it so much! ;) (I did grab a few other things that caught my eye, of course.) This is yet another fabulous adventure in the life of Princess Magnolia - a sparkly, beautiful princess with a secret life as a ninja superhero monster fighter. The Princess in Black series is fun, charming, and hilarious! My kids love The Princess in Black series and this one didn’t disappoint. Two of my favorite things, the Hales and LeYuen Pham, together again! Unable to add item to List. On the day of her birthday party to which she had invited 12 other sparkly princesses as her guests, the monster alarm goes off repeatedly and she has to slip in and out of disguise as the Princess In Black, sneaking away from her party guests to save the goats from being eaten by monsters. Jocelyn's review: "I gave it 5 stars because it had good illustrations and because she had like a cool secret identity. Something went wrong. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Fans of Kate DiCamillo's Mercy Watson series will also enjoy this series. Also, I didn't like that it repeated some of the stuff that happened in the first book. If you haven't met Princess Magnolia, I suggest start by reading the first one so as to get the basics of the story down. The illustrations are cute and the story is totally awesome! See 1 question about The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate…. 24/12/2017. Please tell us where to purchase it. ;) (I did grab a few other things that caught my eye, of course.) Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of six young adult novels: the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy, multiple award winner Book of a Thousand Days, and the highly acclaimed Books of Bayern series. Girl power, action, humor, unicorns, and friendship--what is not to love! November is the time for aspiring writers to get serious about writing that book! Learning to be a specific type of hero that plays to your strength (ninja vs bruiser (or in dnd parlance, rogue vs tank))! Just like with the first THE PRINCESS IN BLACK book, I thought this was a really cute read, appropriate for ages 5+ I think. Shannon Hale and Dean Hale live in Salt Lake City, Utah. ;) (And oh, was the monster in this one horribly smart!) It was their thing. Libraries looking to further develop. :). High craft. I know its under age for Jada but she really like the series and it gives us something to discuss. One monster attack? Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. We’d love your help. Please try again. As Princess Magnolia's monster alert ring keeps beeping, she must distract her guests with party games while she races off to protect the goats and fight off the monsters. I won this as a giveaway and whenever I win children's books I give them to my niece. Along with her faithful steed. It's National Novel Writing Month, the annual event designed to... To see what your friends thought of this book, The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate (The Princess in Black #5), My younger sisters and I were highly anticipating this book, and I went to the library for the express purpose of picking it up. Colorful pictures accompanied by large, simple text make this series a perfect match for readers transitioning to chapter books. Even my boys enjoy reading it. =), Still as cute as ever and now the Princess in Black has even more companions in her quest to hunt monsters. We need to buy th e book of the little princess for Black history month. There isn't a video game to be found and I hope the authors keep that a standard part of the series. the princess in black book 1 October 20, 2020 Posts by : Uncategorized Our superheroine goes, kicks some ass, and returns to eat cake and talk prettily. It almost went by too fast. We’d love your help. November is the time for aspiring writers to get serious about writing that book! Pham strikes again with her typically awesome illustrations. September 5th 2017 And then gets it again. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The new characters introduced in each book are wonderful. She is more into pirates, knights, dragons and swords than anything. October 13th 2015 Recommended for all people. It's Princess Magnolia's birthday and all her princess friends are coming over to celebrate. I want more goat herder and Princess Sneezewort. She co-wrote the hit graphic novel Rapunzel's Reveng. I feel like these books were made for her. I don't think I'll ever tire of the Princess in Black books.