Booklist:Princess Booklist
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[edit] Books for Princesses
"All girls are princesses," says Sarah, the heroine of Frances Hodgeson Burnett's book A Little Princess. For all the princesses out there, here are some royal books to read.
This list is broken up into 3 sections: Picture Books, Chapter Books, and Teen Books. Please note that not all books are appropriate for all ages of princesses.
Happy Reading!
[edit] Picture Books
- Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle
- Do Princesses Really Kiss Frogs? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle
- The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
- Princess Primer: A Fairy Godmother's Guide to being a Princess by Stephanie True Peters
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses as told by Marianna Mayer
- The Princesses have a Ball by Teresa Bateman
- The Princess and the Pea after the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, retold by Lauren Child
- The Princess and the Pizza by Mary Jane Auch
- Rumpelstiltskin retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky, from the German of the Brothers Grimm
- Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter by Diane Stanley
- The Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke
- Princess Penelope by Todd Mack
- The Second Princess by Hiawyn Oram
- Sleeping Ugly by Jane Yolen
- Wide-Awake Princess by Katherine Paterson
- Princesses are People, Too: Two Modern Fairy Tales by Susie Morgenstern, translated by Bill May
- The Princess and the White Bear King by Tanya Batt
[edit] Chapter Books
Classic Princess Stories:
- Princess Stories A Classic Illustrated Edition compiled by Cooper Edens
- The Brownie and the Princess by Louisa May Alcott
- A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
- The Light Princess by George MacDonald
Updated Classics:
- The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye
- The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo
- Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
- Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
- The Two Princesses of Belmarre by Gail Carson Levine
- The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine
The Jewel Kingdom Series:
- The Emerald Princess Plays a Trick by Jahnna N. Malcolm
- The Diamond Princess Saves the Day by Jahnna N. Malcolm
- The Ruby Princess Sees a Ghost by Jahnna N. Malcolm
- The Sapphire Princess Hunts for Treasure by Jahnna N. Malcolm
- The Emerald Princess Finds a Fairy by Jahnna N. Malcolm
- The Diamond Princess Steps Through the Mirror by Jahnna N. Malcolm
The Royal Diaries Series:
- Cleopatra VII, daughter of the Nile (Egypt, 30 B.C.) by Kristiana Gregory
- Eleanor of Aquitaine (France, 1136) by Kristiana Gregory
- Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor (England, 1544) by Kathryn Lasky
- Isabel I: Jewel of Castilla (Spain, 1466) by Carolyn Meyer, Royal Diaries Series
- Jahanara, Princess of Princesses (India, 1627) by Kathryn Lasky
- Kaiulani: The People's Princess (Hawaii, 1896) by Ellen Emerson White
- Kristina: The Girl King (Sweden 1638) by Carolyn Meyer
- Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior of the South (China, 531) by Laurence Yep.
- Lady of Palenque: Flower of Bacal (Maya 749) by Anna Kirwan
- Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles (France, 1769) by Kathryn Lasky
- Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba (Africa, 1595) by Patricia C. McKissack
- Sondok: Princess of the Moon and Stars (Korea, 595) by Sheri Holman
- Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia (England 1829) by Anna Kirwan
- Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets (Massachusetts, 1653) by Patricia Clark Smith
More Princess Stories:
- The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight by Gerald Morris
- The Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool by Margaret Gray
- Disney's Kilala Princess, Volume 1 by Rika Tanaka (manga – comic book)
[edit] Teens and Up:
The Princess Diaries Series:
- The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries, Vol. 1)
- Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries, Vol. 2)
- Princess in Love by Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries, Vol. 3)
- Princess in Waiting by Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries, Vol. 4)
- The Princess Project by Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries, Vol. 4.5)
- Princess in Pink by Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries, Vol. 5)
- Princess in Training by Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries, Vol. 6)
- Party Princess by Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries, Vol. 7)
- Princess Lessons by Meg Cabot (A Princess Diaries Guide)
- The Princess Present by Meg Cabot (A Princess Diaries Book)
- Holiday Princess by Meg Cabot (A Princess Diaries Book)
- Perfect Princess by Meg Cabot (A Princess Diaries Book)
- Sweet Sixteen Princess by Meg Cabot (A Princess Diaries Book)
THE Classics: (I put this one in the teen list because the originals fairytales are rather gruesome.)
- Grimm’s Fairytales by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm
More Princess Books for Teens:
- Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
- The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
- The Princess and the Pauper by Kate Brian
- The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern (aka, William Goldman)
- Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede
- Just Ella by Margaret Haddix
- Magyk by Angie Sage (Septimus Heap, Book 1)
- Flyte by Angie Sage (Septimus Heap, Book 2)
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