Author: Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
Illustrator: LeUyen Pham
Title: The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare
Publication Info: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
Previously Read by the Same Authors: The Princess in Black (I’ve read all of the Princess in Black books multiple times, but only reviewed the first one for some reason).
Summary/Review:
I received a free advanced reading copy of the 6th book in the Princess in Black series through the Library Thing Early Reviewer program.
My daughter and I enjoy reading the Princess in Black books which gently send up princess culture and superhero stories while be sweet and charming in their own way. In this adventure, Princess Magnolia leaves monster-fighting behind to attend a science fair. Or so she thinks, until a goo monster emerges from a volcano model!
Princess Magnolia changes costumes to become the Princess in Black, and the Princess in Blankets introduced in The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate is also there to help. But then, three undisguised princesses also help out. The book has a good message about working together to solve a problem. We also get the goo monster’s perspective, and he just wants somewhere where he can fit in. And the princesses (and monster) even use public transportation!
It’s a ripping good yarn and things end well for all involved. My 6 y.o. and I have read it multiple times already and she’s not yet tired of it.
Rating: ***1/2
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