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Book Giveaway: Princess Mirror-Belle And The Dragon Pox

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EmilyMumsnet · 29/06/2015 15:58

From Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks - creators of What The Ladybird Heard - comes Princess Mirror-Belle And The Dragon Pox, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference.
Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror - a princess, and a very mischievous one at that. Join the magically mischievous Mirror-Belle as she jumps out of Ellen's mirror and sweeps her into a variety of hilarious escapades, from battling with Dragon Pox to helping out with the local pantomime.

We've got 50 copies to give away this week - click here to find out more and apply for your free copy.

Don't forget if you're lucky enough to win a free copy we do ask that you tell us what you think about it on the thread below or in our book review section.

This giveaway is sponsored by Macmillan

Book Giveaway: Princess Mirror-Belle And The Dragon Pox
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Icyblue · 03/08/2015 15:26

My dd enjoyed the book. She liked the glittery pictures and said the book is very girly in pink. She is 10 and found this book a bit too young for her.

Anononooo · 02/08/2015 23:07

Thanks MaCMillan. DS who is 7 loved this book. I assumed he would not, but he really did. He liked the idea of a mirror reflection coming to loppife and he loved the mischief they got up to in the bathroom. Glitter was cute, but he was not so impressed by that. he did like the drawings though.

DuPainDuVinDuFromage · 31/07/2015 16:42

My 2-and-three-quarter-year-old DD wanted to read this as soon as I opened the package, so full marks for the cover! She loved the book and wanted to re-read it straightaway. The sparkly, busy pictures are a major plus, and the story works well. Like previous posters, I prefer the rhyming books (What The Ladybird Heard was DD's first proper storybook and she still loves it), but overall I think this book is a hit Smile

Anononooo · 31/07/2015 14:09

Only just received this - will report back soon!

susanterblanche · 28/07/2015 08:12

Thank you so much for our copy, my daughter's face lit up when I opened it and she loved the illustrations :-) We love 'What the lady bird heard' and really enjoyed this one as well. Thanks!

InAndOfMyself · 27/07/2015 18:24

We received our copy over the weekend and my eldest son wanted to read it right away.

I have to say we prefer the rhyming books, e.g What The Ladybird Heard, but they book did have a lot of fun silliness.

My youngest son wasn't interested in it all but the eldest said, 'It's a good book, Mummy, not the best but good.'

He asked to read it a second time so he did enjoy the silliness.

I'm keen not to categorise books as for girls or boys so I than you for providing us a copy.

keriku · 24/07/2015 23:23

This just arrived today. I always love Julia's books, I cannot wait to give this to my wee niece this week-very girly, she will LOVE it (if I can bear to part with it!) Many thanks mumsnet!

ilovepoppygreen · 24/07/2015 17:43

What a beautiful book! We received this today after work and my daughter was thrilled! A good read, a little longer than some of her other books which I liked as it sparked a lot of great conversation. The images were magically beautiful as always, my 5 year old daughter could not stop touching the pages as it looks very tactile. We're very happy to be adding this to our Julia Donaldson collection. Thank you :) x

hlc123 · 24/07/2015 12:56

Thank you very much for the book. We're big Julia Donaldson fans in our house. I read this to my children as soon as we opened the package. We all enjoyed it but we prefer the rhyming books such as What the Ladybird Heard, Monkey Puzzle and of course The Gruffalo. Nevertheless this was an enjoyable story which I would recommend for children age 3-6.

lisa2104 · 24/07/2015 11:12

What a massive and lovely surprise to get this this morning. My daughter was over the moon and she is poorly today too. She is a bit too excited to read this yet but we will read it and review later!

ScarlettDarling · 29/06/2015 22:43

I have a little girl who would love to review this!