Book Giveaway: Princess Mirror-Belle And The Dragon Pox

Thankyou for our copy,the glitter went down very well....a much loved book.

This is a very sweet story; it doesn??t rhyme like other Donaldson books, but is has more of a fairytale plot. It is clearly marketed towards girls; very pink and with ??glitter on every page!??
For full review see www.mamaandbabybear.com/all-the-glitter/

My grandson was delighted to receive this book sent to me from the prize draw- thank you. He loves sparkly things and enjoyed feeling the texture of the glitter. It helped him sit in one spot whilst listening to the lengthy and delightful story. It was lovely to hear him laugh too.

She loved this book - it's become a favourite for DD (4). She loves the glitter and the mess caused in the story. Plus we had recently had chickenpox so she thought it was really funny.

It's not one of my personal favourites but one that I don't mind reading.

My DD enjoyed this book especially all the glitter! The story was ok but I think we both missed the rhyming we have come to love and associate with Julia's books. Nevertheless, it went down well in our house so thanks for giving us a copy Mumsnet!

No poetry in the book, how disappointing. ,otherwise a still effective book by julia donaldson. Enjoyed by the family . Carry on the good work.

I agree with some posts that it was a shame it did not rhyme. Maybe I was just expecting it to as its Julia Donaldson. Artwork was lovely, cant read it with baby as too much glitter, also bit longer than the other books I read to my 3 and 4 year old, but sure it will be a favourite as they get older.

Bpth children have read the book - DS8 and DD 11 - obviously a bit too young for DD, but she did laugh and find it fun. DS really liked it and has gone back to it a few times. Anything to do with spots is endlessly fascinating. Glitter really nice and makes it stand out. They also are both fascinated by stories with mirrors and stories where it is ambiguous whether things really happen as shown or if it is imagination. Recommended.

My 5 year old daughter loved this book, especially the twist at the end with the sllpper. It was an original story made all the more fun for the glitter. Perfect for any little princess! Thanks Mumsnet for choosing us to review it, we both loved it.

My four and seven year old daughters both sat happily whilst reading this book and thoroughly enjoyed it- I think more so as one of them has had chicken pox this year! They were both eager to find out what happened next with princess mirror-belle

We were lucky enough to receive a free copy of this book and my just-turned six DD was very excited. She liked the book, although not as much as the Princess and the Wizard. I think the book lacked Julia Donaldson's usual rhyme and wit. My DD usually reads books again and again, but has not reached for this one a second time yet. It is a nice book however, and I can imagine it would be good for a little girl with chickenpox!

My book didn't arrive!
When we got home from 2 weeks holiday on Thursday, we had 6 cards from a delivery company saying they'd tried to deliver a parcel which was too large to post. When I contacted the company, they informed me that the parcel had been returned to sender. I'm assuming it must have been this book...can't understand why it wasn't left with a neighbour?
Anyway, many apologies...obviously I can't post a review as we haven't been able to read the book!

I like Julia Donaldson, but this book really didn't do it for me. I miss her poetry with this story and the plot isn't strong enough to make up for it. It would probably be a good book if your child has chicken pox, but I'm left wondering if the 'glitter on every page' was meant to be a distraction.

I was so happy to receive this, and of course the children (boy, 5 and girl, 3) too! I was asked to read it twice in a row, then again a while after, and at least once every day since. They both loved the glitter, as they love that you can feel it with your fingers. I think the story is very good (though I am a bigger fan of the rhyming ones, the children don't seem to mind), and it was good to use it to talk about real things and imaginary things. Thank you so much for it!

We received a copy of this book from Mumsnet and we absolutely love it! It's a perfect read for my four year old daughter who loved the sparkles on every page and really enjoyed all the details in the story, such as the missing slipper and the messy bathroom. It's a fun, interesting, exciting story that held her attention (and mine!) and which we have read over and over again. I think this will be a firm favourite for a long time. Thank you Mumsnet!

Yippee!
I've been really excited to read this story and we were so lucky and won a copy!
I love Julia Donaldson and her books never disappoint. It's nice to have a bit more content and story too, it's a bit longer and wordier than some of the others.
Lovely colours and characters, great storyline and made my 4 year old laugh a lot. Such nice vibrant illustrations and a fun topic.
This will be well loved and we will also buy it for other family members for Christmas :)

Thank you for this book - my daughter (2 and 3/4) was thrilled to receive it and it is now a firm favourite. The vibrant colours and sparkling pages offer her lots to look at and she enjoys listening to the story. As there is length to the story I can see that it will continue to engage her as she gets older too. A great book!

Thanks for the book! My 5 year old liked the story - especially the ending. She liked the fact that the imagined story might have been real. I would have preferred it to be rhymed but that's just me.

Thank you so much for our copy. DD (6) read it very quickly and enjoyed it, I am now guiding her towards the Princess Mirrorbelle chapter books (we had two already and got another one from the library!) It's a lovely book with very charming illustrations (DD loved the glitter!) and a great introduction to the characters. Thanks again.

Fabulous book.hehe we all enjoyed this one.quirky,bright,full of colour and quirks.the little. Ones adored it.and at bedtime were still talking of it.lovely illustrations and so bright.great.

Thank you for the lovely book. I read it to my 5 year old daughter and she loved it and listened all the way through. The story line was great and the glitter on every page went down very well.

Should add I suppose Goddaughter is just 5.

Thank you for the book I shared it with my Goddaughter and gave it her to take home.We both loved the book, we love Julia Donalnson and again it's a book that will become one of her favourites I'm sure. Lovely story and great illustrations one to be enjoyed over and over again. My friend says she has read it at least twice every day since she took it home

My almost 3 year old loved this, thanks for the copy. I think it will be more popular as she gets a bit older. She is a big Lydia Monks fan and we have gone back to some old favourites as a result (The Singing Mermaid in particular).

DD 10 quite liked it - but got into a whole panick about it being girly, which she does not like. But we had a god discussion about whether glitter is girly. I say NO!

Anyhow, the story is good - it had more in it - wordwise and ideas wise - that I would have assumed by the cover.