Princess books for 3/4 year olds - NOT disney, NOT babette cole

[Enid]

dd2 loves princesses (yawn) and we would love to find some picture books that are not disney OR babette cole (that post-feminist schtick doesn't wash with dd2 ). Any recommendations?

how old?

have you done the Tony Ross princess series (not sure this is what you had in mind)...the I want my potty, I want my dinner, I want to be...

there's also an usborne book of princess tales

The Tough Princess
The Paper bag princess

Not sure who wrote either of them, but they are great books - the tough pincess refuses to get married!

They might be too old for your dd, but bear them in mind for the future.

\link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/203-9100314-2483918\The Tough Princess}
\link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/203-9100314-2483918\The Paper Bag Princess}

\link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/203-9100314-2483918\George and the Dragon} - good for 4 year olds

oh thank you

sorry she is 3.5

unfortunately she definitely prefers the more, erm, 'trad' princess tale and her highest ambition atm is to get married to a prince. We have done the trad fairy tales to death but she can't really countenance a princess in jeans on a motorbike...

I am hoping the feminist/anti-royalist gene will kick in at a later date...

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lauren childs the princess and the pea is a beatufil book - the drawings and colours.
dd has it shes 3 1/2, the stroy is quite detailed however i abbreviate it, great for big descriptive words.

My dd loves the Usborne fairy tales compilation - we have Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella over and over again.

The Glass Heart is a great book: princesses, and set in Venice, what more could you want?

Agree with the Usborne ones, they are great.

we like \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747563470/202-5481060-9740654\the king of capri} which has a sort of princess in it

oh yes, the King of Capri is a gorgeous book

My DDs love \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/184255073X/qid=1145362979/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_2_1/203-5104708-4655113\The Glass Heart}. It is long though!

They are 6 and 4

This is nice - lovely pictures:
www.barefoot-
books.com/uk/site/pages/productone.php?pid=172

Nick Sharratt, \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1405052384/qid=1145439201/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_2/203-5864971-8909500\Cinderella and other stories}

\link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140568247/qid=1145439710/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_3_1/202-2918528-8893449\the perfect antidote to fairy tales - one of my favourite books}

Hi Enid

My name is Hannah and I am an Usborne organiser. We have simply loads of Usborne books on princesses - I think it is one of their more popular themes. If you wish to check them out, visit www.usbornebooksathome.co.uk/catalogue and browse through the various titles. If you put it the keyword section "princess" this will speed the process up. If you wish to order some, contact me at [email protected] and I will order them for you with a 10% discount off catalogue price. Hope this helps.