The Worst Princess
A funny new picture book from the team behind the successful Dogs Don't Do Ballet
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| ISBN-13 |
9781847388759 |
| ISBN-10 |
1847388752 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Internationally sourced; usually ships 2-3 weeks |
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| Publisher |
Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint |
Simon & Schuster Childrens Books |
| Publication Date |
1 August 2012
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| International Publication Date |
26 April 2012 |
| Publication Country |
 United Kingdom |
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| Format |
Hardback |
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| Author(s) |
By Kemp, Anna
Illustrated by Ogilvie, Sara |
| Category |
Award Winning
Picture Storybooks
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| Interest Age |
2-6 years |
| Reading Age |
2-6 years |
| NBS Text |
Picture Books |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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| Number of Pages |
32 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 260mm
Height: 260mm
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| Weight |
Not specified - defaults to 1,000g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.92 |
| Catalogue Code |
261628 |
Description of this Book
Once upon a time, in a tower near you, Lived a sad princess; the Princess Sue. Some day, she sighed, my prince will come, But I wish he'd move his royal bum. But when Princess Sue's prince finally does arrive, he's not quite what she had in mind. Find out how the feisty princess escapes the clutches of her twit of a prince in this funny twist on the traditional princess tale.
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Awards & Reviews
| Awards |
Shortlisted for Roald Dahl Funny Prize: The Funniest Book for Children Aged Six and Under 2012.
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| NZ Review |
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Author's Bio
ANNA KEMP grew up in a street with a gang of kids and spent her childhood sticker-swapping, playing pac-man and co-ordinating BMX displays. She was a bit of a late reader but now reads a lot in her job at Oxford University where she works on contemporary French literature. Her first picture book DOGS DON'T DO BALLET was published in 2010, FANTASTIC FRANKIE AND THE BRAIN-DRAIN MACHINE is her first young fiction title and will publish in 2011.
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