Frances Lincoln Children's Books Power to the Princess: 15 Favorite Fairytales Retold with Girl Power

Great stories! Lovely illustrated.

We love this book. I read it to my 5 year old.

This is such a wonderful re-telling of the stories we grew up with that had themes of female disempowerment and helplessness. I have been reading the book with my 12-year-old son and we've both been enjoying it so much. It's fun, with beautiful illustrations, but it also gives us a great way to have a conversation about gender dynamics and the messages that boys and girls get about power, control, and intelligence. Huge kudos to the author, Vita Murrow!

My 8-year-old daughter LOVES this book, each story is short enough that she can read it by herself without much help. Then she likes to tell me what she read, pointing out each detail that is different from the classical version. She also enjoys adding her own twists to the story, coming up with other possible scenarios. The author shows us that stories, even those that have been around forever and we know by heart, are not locked down and unmutable. They can be whatever we can imagine them to be!

Great book for our family reading time my girls are 6 & 8 and I wanted a fun book that was diverse. This book will not disappoint you or your children. It’s been really interesting to hear their responses to the differences in the typical fairytale stories.