by Vita Murrow (Author) Julia Bereciartu (Illustrator)
What if princesses didn't always marry Prince Charming and live happily ever after?
In this stunning anthology--elegantly presented in a red, clothbound hard cover with gold-toned metallic debossing--15 favorite fairytales have been retold for a new generation. These princesses are smart, funny, and kind, and can do anything they set their minds to. Focused on issues including self-image, confidence, LGBTQ, friendship, advocacy, and disability, these stories are perfect for sharing between parents and children, or for older princesses or princes to read by themselves.
They teach that a princess is a person who seeks to help others, is open to learning new things, and looks for ways to add purpose to their lives and the lives of those around them.
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Brilliant.
Murrow opens this fairy tale collection with a tongue-in-cheek note explaining that these stories arose from her interviews with 15 fairy tale princesses who were fed up with hearing untruths about themselves. While the stories follow the classic stories' general narrative arc, they stray early and playfully from more rigid storylines, infusing them with a thoroughly modern sensibility. In "The Little Mermaid," Princess Marisha, who wears a tuxedo-style suit jacket over her mermaid tail, joins land princess Melody: "The princesses shared not only a vision for the future of their kingdoms, but also a vision for their lives together." In "Little Red Riding Hood," both the titular character and her grandmother grow concerned that the wolves are starving, because they "really shouldn't have a taste for human food," and the princess goes on to protect the welfare of wolves and their environment. Bereciartu illustrates in a gentle, wry style that fully display the diverse princesses' resourcefulness, confidence, and irreverence. Murrow strikes a tone that is both earnest and good-humored as these royals audaciously rewrite the rules. Ages 5-8. (Sept.)
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.Vita Murrow is an educator, an artist, a writer, and a mom. Vita has a quirky sense of humor and an eye for the weird. When she was in 8th grade she was rejected from a special writers' retreat for kids. But that didn't stop her from pursuing her passion. Since then, Vita has been a teacher, a producer, a film maker, a program director, and even a puppeteer. She currently works as a children's author reinventing old stories for a new generation and crafting wordless pictures books together with her husband Ethan Murrow. Their book The Whale was nominated for a CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal. She is also the author of two volumes of fairytales retold for a new generation: Power to the Princess and High-Five to the Hero. Vita loves working with other artists and writers and is always looking to share a chocolate chip cookie with someone.
Julia Bereciartu (a.k.a. Juliabe) is a Spanish illustrator, born in 1980 in the northern city of San Sebastian. From an early age, she spent most of her time drawing, even if that meant using markers on her parents' new couch. She also loved reading books and dreamed of painting the illustrations that accompanied them when she grew up. She now lives in Madrid with her partner and their ginger cat, and has fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming an illustrator. Julia works for clients such as American Girl, Google, Cartoon Network, and Simon & Schuster, and loves giving life to quirky, sassy characters and the occasional fluffy pet.