Fairytale Ninjas: the Glass Slipper Academy
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Red Riding is bored of living in Hobbleton, where nothing magical or exciting ever happens. She knows there are adventures to be had in the rest of Waybeyond, where there are forests full of fairies and trolls and such like. One day she and her friends Snow and Goldie discover a secret room in their ballet teacher’s academy. It’s filled with wooden swords, ninja clothes and a magic carpet! Madame Hart used to be an excellent sword fighter, and she teaches them sword fighting and ninja moves, but suddenly a troop of soldiers arrive and she is arrested for kidnapping the prince.
Red, Snow and Goldie know their teacher is innocent. So off they trek into the Shadowmoon forest, escaping from trolls and dragons, to find the prince and rescue Madame Hart. But they are only three little girls, as the baddy says. Can they really save the day?
A charming story that puts fairytale girls at the heart of the action. Readers will love the cute wolf pup, talking frog and contrary flying carpet. The illustrations – and map – are delightful too.
