about the book
Princess Magnolia and Duchess Wigtower are having hot chocolate and scones when the monster alarm sounds.
A big blue monster is threatening the goats!
Can Princess Magnolia sneak away, change into her alter ego the Princess in Black, defeat the monster, and return to hot chocolate without the Duchess suspecting anything? She’s definitely going to try!
While the Princess in Black is waging battle with the monster, the Duchess is snooping around the castle, trying to discover the princess’ faults. And the goat boy suspects who the Princess in Black’s really is.
Will Princess Magnolia be able to save the day before her secret is revealed?
about the author
Dean Hale and Shannon Hale are husband and wife. They live near Salt Lake City, Utah, with their son, daughter, and pet, a small plastic pink pig.
A really cute kid, Shannon was a story teller from birth. By fourth grade she was boney, tall, and had huge crooked teeth and glasses. In high school she studied everyone and everything—soaking up experiences, friends, styles. She was interested in theater but knew she would be a writer!
She earned a degree in English from the University of Utah and a master’s in creative writing from the University of Montana. She continued to write while pursuing an acting career in TV, stage, and improv comedy. It wasn’t long before this New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor recipient’s love for writing won over acting.
Sources:
Author website
Author interview : Candlewick
Author interview : Deseret News
Also by Shannon Hale:
The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation (Princess in Black, Book 4) with Dean Hale. Candlewick Press. November 2016.
The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde (Princess in Black, Book 3) with Dean Hale. Candlewick Press. 2016.
The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party with Dean Hale. Candlewick Press. 2015.
about the author
Dean Hale and Shannon Hale are husband and wife. They live near Salt Lake City, Utah, with their son, daughter, and pet, a small plastic pink pig.
By day, the reclusive Dean is a computer programmer. At night, he jokes about being a crime fighter. Dean has co-authored novels and graphic novels with Shannon. His interest in creating graphic novels is inspired by twenty years of reading comic books!
Sources:
Author website
Author interview : Candlewick
Author interview : Deseret News
Also by Dean Hale:
The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation (Princess in Black, Book 4) with Shannon Hale. Candlewick Press. November 2016.
The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde (Princess in Black, Book 3) with Shannon Hale. Candlewick Press. 2016.
The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party with Shannon Hale. Candlewick Press. 2015.
about the illustrator
You could say LeUyem Pham is very lucky. When she was just one, she and her family just barely made it out of Vietnam at the chaotic end of the war. Her father was a CIA translator and would have been imprisoned or worse if they had stayed. The family ended up in Temple City, California.
Her parents wanted LeUyen to be lawyer, so she studied political science at UCLA. Luckily, the head of the art department saw some of her doodling. He helped her win a scholarship to the prestigious Art Center College of Design.
While taking classes, LeUyen attended a presentation by Dreamworks, which led to another piece of luck…overhearing an executive of the company give his phone number to someone else! She tricked her way into an interview with that executive and won an internship that led to a full time job.
When another piece of luck brought her art to the attention of a publisher, LeUyen was given a cover of a book to design—which led to a full time career illustrating more than thirty children’s books.
While traveling the world, LeUyen got lost and then found her way in Africa, met the Pope three times, and visited five continents. In France she had her best piece of luck. She stumbled across another ex-Dreamworks artist, Alex Puvilland. The two fell in love and were married. Along with their two sons, they make their home in San Francisco.
Sources:
Illustrator website
Illustrator biography : The Noe Valley Voice
Also by LeUyen Pham:
The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation (Princess in Black, Book 4) by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale. Candlewick Press. November 2016.
The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde (Princess in Black, Book 3) by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale. Candlewick Press. 2016.
Hillary Rodham Clinton : Some Girls Are Born to Lead by Michel Markel. Balzer + Bray. 2016.
The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party (Princess in Black, Book 2) by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale. Candlewick Press. 2015.
The Freckleface Strawberry series by Julianne Moore. Bloomsbury USA Children’s. 2007-2015.
There’s No Such Thing as Little. Knopf Books for Young Readers. 2015.
Mama Seeton’s Whistle by Jerry Spinelli. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 2015.
The Twelve Days of Christmas. Doubleday. 2014.
A Piece of Cake. Balzer + Bray. 2014.
Vampirina Ballerina Hosts a Sleepover by Anne Marie Pace. Hyperion Press. 2013.
Vampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace. Hyperion Press. 2012.
Shoe-la-la! by Karen Beaumont. Scholastic. 2011.
The Best Birthday Party Ever by Jennifer LaRue Huget. Schwartz + Wade. 2011.
Aunt Mary’s Rose by Douglas Wood. Candlewick Press. 2010.
Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Bloomsbury USA Children’s. 2010.
Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio. Hyperion Press. 2008.
Twenty-One Elephants by Phil Bildner. Simon & Schuster. 2004.
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