{"product_id":"the-princess-in-black-9780763678883","title":"The Princess in Black","description":"\u003cb\u003eWho says princesses don't wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrincess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when . . . \u003ci\u003eBrring  Brring  \u003c\/i\u003eThe monster alarm  A big blue monster is threatening the goats  Stopping monsters is no job for dainty Princess Magnolia. But luckily Princess Magnolia has a secret --she's also the Princess in Black, and stopping monsters is the perfect job for \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e  Can the princess sneak away, transform into her alter ego, and defeat the monster before the nosy duchess discovers her secret? From award-winning writing team of Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham, here is the first in a humorous and action-packed chapter book series for young readers who like their princesses not only prim and perfect, but also dressed in black.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShannon and Dean Hale\u003c\/b\u003e are the husband-and-wife writing team behind the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eRapunzel's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCalamity Jack, \u003c\/i\u003eboth illustrated by Nathan Hale. Shannon Hale is also the author of the Newbery Honor-winning \u003ci\u003ePrincess Academy \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003eThe Goose Girl, Enna Burning, \u003c\/i\u003e and other novels. They live in Salt Lake City, Utah. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeUyen Pham \u003c\/b\u003eis the illustrator of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eGod's Dream \u003c\/i\u003eby Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams and \u003ci\u003eAunt Mary's Rose \u003c\/i\u003eby Douglas Wood, as well as the Freckleface Strawberry books by Julianne Moore. LeUyen Pham lives in California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575517876498,"sku":"9780763678883","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d1250d8-7d1f-4887-a52d-2594be48800a.jpg?v=1731983320","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-princess-in-black-9780763678883","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}