# The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party - Hardcover

by **Shannon Hale** (Author), **Dean Hale** (Author), **Leuyen Pham** (Illustrator)

**Inconvenient monster alarms, a sparkly array of princess guests, and spot-on slapstick pacing make for a party readers will celebrate.**

Today is Princess Magnolia's birthday party, and she wants everything to be perfect. But just as her guests are arriving . . . _Brring Brring_ The monster alarm Princess Magnolia runs to the broom closet, ditches her frilly clothes, and becomes the Princess in Black She rushes to the goat pasture, defeats the monster, and returns to the castle before her guests discover her secret. But every time Princess Magnolia is about to open her presents, the monster alarm rings again. And every time she rushes back--an inside-out dress here, a missing shoe there--it gets harder to keep the other princesses from being suspicious. Don't those monsters understand that now is _not_ a good time for an attack?

### Author Biography

**Shannon** and **Dean Hale** are the award-winning husband-and-wife team behind _The Princess in Black,_ illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Shannon Hale is also the author of the Newbery Honor novel _Princess Academy_ as well as the _New York Times_ best-selling series Ever After High. Shannon and Dean Hale live in Salt Lake City, Utah.

**LeUyen Pham** is the illustrator of many books for children, including _God's Dream_ by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams and _Aunt Mary's Rose_ by Douglas Wood, as well as the Freckleface Strawberry books by Julianne Moore. LeUyen Pham lives in California.

**Number of Pages:** 96

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 8.2 x 6.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 13, 2015

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 15.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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