Princes and Princesses
We've put together a list of lovely picture books about princes and princesses.
But get ready for some twists on the classics - these might not be the royals that you're used to...
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I Want a Friend!
Author: Tony Ross
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I Want a Friend!
Author: Tony Ross
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Meet one of the great characters of children's books as Little Princess starts school.
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Prince Cinders
Author: Babette Cole
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 4+
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Prince Cinders
Author: Babette Cole
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 4+
Prince Cinders leads a hard life, bullied by his three big hairy brothers - that is, until one Saturday night when Cinders' luck c…
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The Princess and the Wizard
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Lydia Monks
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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The Princess and the Wizard
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Lydia Monks
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Princess Eliza is having a birthday party. But just as she blows out the seven candles on her cake, the wicked wizard arrives&hell…
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That's Not My Princess...
Author: Fiona Watt Illustrator: Rachel Wells
Reading age: 4+
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That's Not My Princess...
Author: Fiona Watt Illustrator: Rachel Wells
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Reading age: 4+
This sturdy and durable board book is perfect for the very youngest children, with touch and feel images full of interesting textu…
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The Prince of Pants
Author: Alan MacDonald Illustrator: Sarah McIntyre
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
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The Prince of Pants
Author: Alan MacDonald Illustrator: Sarah McIntyre
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5+
It's Prince Pip's birthday, and the first decision of the day is: which pants to wear? Morning pants? Evening pants? Pirate pants?…
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The Worst Princess
Author: Anna Kemp Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 6+
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The Worst Princess
Author: Anna Kemp Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 6+
With a rhyming text by Anna Kemp and delightfully humorous illustrations by Sara Ogilvie, this entertaining picture book offers a …
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Prince Charmless
Author: Jeanne Willis
Interest level: 6+
Reading age: 4+
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Prince Charmless
Author: Jeanne Willis
Interest level: 6+
Reading age: 4+
Price Charmless is a spoilt brat. Despite the fact he lives in a silver castle with all the toys he could wish for, he complains f…
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The Frog Prince Continued
Author: Jon Scieszka
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 4+
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The Frog Prince Continued
Author: Jon Scieszka
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 4+
After the Princess kissed the frog, he turned into a handsome prince, and they lived happily ever after… or did they?
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Princess Smartypants and the Missing Princes
Author: Babette Cole
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 8+
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Princess Smartypants and the Missing Princes
Author: Babette Cole
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 8+
A stroppy, independent-minded princess sets out to solve the mysterious disappearance of the prospective husbands of her three bes…
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The Pea and the Princess
Author: Mini Grey
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 7+
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The Pea and the Princess
Author: Mini Grey
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 7+
This is the real story of the princess and the pea, which recounts events from the Pea’s perspective.
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The Princess and the Pony
Author: Kate Beaton
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
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The Princess and the Pony
Author: Kate Beaton
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
Princess Pinecone wants a warrior horse for her birthday - imagine her disappointment when she gets a short, fat, farting pony ins…
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The Fairytale Hairdresser and Cinderella
Author: Abie Longstaff
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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The Fairytale Hairdresser and Cinderella
Author: Abie Longstaff
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Fabulous hairdresser to the fairy-tale stars Kittie helps Cinderella meet her Prince in this fun and light-hearted reworking of a …
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You Can’t Scare a Princess
Author: Gillian Rogerson Illustrator: Sarah McIntyre
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5-7
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You Can’t Scare a Princess
Author: Gillian Rogerson Illustrator: Sarah McIntyre
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5-7
Princess Spaghetti is trying to teach her dad, the King, to rollerskate, when pirates sail into the Royal Moat. The second book in…
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Princess Grace
Author: Mary Hoffman Illustrator: Caroline Binch
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 5+
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Princess Grace
Author: Mary Hoffman Illustrator: Caroline Binch
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 5+
Grace has always dreamed of being a princess and when there’s a competition to select a princess for a school parade, it cre…
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The King Who Wouldn't Sleep
Author: Debbie Singleton Illustrator: Holly Swain
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 6+
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The King Who Wouldn't Sleep
Author: Debbie Singleton Illustrator: Holly Swain
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 6+
The King is determined not go to sleep until he's found the perfect prince for his daughter to marry. But the Princess wants to ma…
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The Princess and the Peas
Author: Caryl Hart Illustrator: Sarah Warburton
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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The Princess and the Peas
Author: Caryl Hart Illustrator: Sarah Warburton
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
In this light-hearted take on a favourite fairy-tale, Lily-Rose May is allergic to peas - so the doctor decides that she must be a…
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Princess Arabella and the Giant Cake
Author: Mylo Freeman Translator: Laura Watkinson
Interest level: 4-6
Reading age: 5+
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Princess Arabella and the Giant Cake
Author: Mylo Freeman Translator: Laura Watkinson
Interest level: 4-6
Reading age: 5+
Princess Arabella loved her recent birthday party so much that she wishes she could have another one. Thankfully, Grandma’s birthd…
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The Little Prince
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupery Translator: Katherine Woods
Interest level: 7-11
Reading age: 8+
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The Little Prince
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupery Translator: Katherine Woods
Interest level: 7-11
Reading age: 8+
An air pilot makes a forced landing deep in the Sahara Desert. There, he makes a mysterious Little Prince, who tells him a series …
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