Synopses & Reviews
Shannon and Dean Hale are the husband-and-wife writing team behind the graphic novels
Rapunzels Revenge and
Calamity Jack, both illustrated by Nathan Hale. Shannon Hale is also the author of the Newbery Honor-winning
Princess Academy as well as
The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, and other novels. They live in Salt Lake City, Utah.
LeUyen Pham is the illustrator of many books for children, including Gods Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams and Aunt Marys Rose by Douglas Wood, as well as the Freckleface Strawberry books by Julianne Moore. LeUyen Pham lives in California.
About the Author
Who says princesses dont wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black!Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when . . . Brring! Brring! The monster alarm! A big blue monster is threatening the goats! Stopping monsters is no job for dainty Princess Magnolia. But luckily Princess Magnolia has a secret —shes also the Princess in Black, and stopping monsters is the perfect job for her! Can the princess sneak away, transform into her alter ego, and defeat the monster before the nosy duchess discovers her secret? From award-winning writing team of Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham, here is the first in a humorous and action-packed chapter book series for young readers who like their princesses not only prim and perfect, but also dressed in black.