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Stories about princesses for kids in preschool—grade 4

Picture books

Unless otherwise noted, all books may be found
in the picture book section shelved by the author’s last name.

~ Famous princesses ~

The Frog Prince / The Frog Princess

The frog princess by Rosalind Allchin
A frog prince by Alix Berenzy
The frog princess retold by Laura Cecil
The princess and the frog by Margaret Nash ~ j Er NASH
The frog prince by Jan Ormerod
The frog princess retold by Elizabeth Isele ~ j 398.2 RUSSIA Ise

The Golden Goose

The golden goose retold by Dennis McDermott
The golden goose by Susan Saunders
The golden goose retold by Uri Shulevitz

The Little Mermaid

The little mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen ~ j ANDERSON
The little mermaid retold by Rachel Isadora ~ j Ea ANDERSON
Disney's The little mermaid adapted by Amy Edgar ~ j Ea DISNEY

The Princess and the Pea

Once upon a princess and a pea by Ann Campbell
The princess and the pea in miniature by Lauren Child
The very smart pea and the princess-to-be by Mini Grey
The princess and the pea by Janet Stevens
The princess and the pea by Alain Vaës

Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots by Paul Galdone
Puss in boots retold by Lincoln Kirstein
Puss in boots by Steve Light
Puss in boots by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Fred Marcellino
Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Marcia Brown
Puss in Boots by Philip Pullman

Sleeping Beauty

The sleeping beauty told by C. S. Evans, illustrated by Arthur Rackham ~ j 398.2 FRANCE Eva
Sleeping Beauty retold by Adèle Geras ~ j 398.2 GERMANY Ger
Sleeping Beauty retold by Mahlon Craft ~ j 398.2 GERMANY Cra
The sleeping beauty by Mercer Mayer ~ j 398.2 GERMANY May
Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty ~ j Ea DISNEY
Sleeping beauty retold by Margaret Early
Sleeping Bunny retold by Emily Snowell Keller

Snow White

Snow White and the seven dwarfs adapted by Joan Aiken ~j 398.2 GERMANY Aik
Snow-White and the seven dwarfs
translated by Randall Jarrell, pictures by Nancy Ekholm Burkert ~ j 398.2 GERMANY Gri
Snow-White retold by Josephine Poole ~ j 398.2 GERMANY Poo
Snow White, a tale from the Brothers Grimm,
illustrated by Charles Santore ~ j 398.2 GERMANY San
The seven dwarfs by Etienne Delessert
Walt Disney's Snow White and the seven dwarfs ~ j Ef DISNEY
Snow White and the seven dwarfs adapted by Wanda Gág
Snow White and the seven dwarfs by Laura Ljungkvist

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

The twelve dancing princesses illustrated by Adrienne Adams ~ j 398.2 FRANCE Ada
The princesses have a ball by Teresa Bateman
The twelve princesses retold by Gordon Fitchett
The twelve dancing princesses as told by Marianna Mayer
The twelve dancing princesses retold by Jane Ray
The twelve dancing princesses retold by Suçie Stevenson ~ j Er STEVENSON

~ Princesses in other stories ~

Princess Gorilla and a new kind of water : a Mpongwe tale
retold by Verna Aardema ~ j 398.2 AFRICA Aar
The tournament by Heather Amery ~ j Er AMERY
Princess Bee and the royal good-night story by Sandy Asher
Princess Prunella and the purple peanut by Margaret Atwood
The princess and the pizza by Mary Jane Auch
The lady and the unicorn by Cynthia & William Birrer
Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole
Do princesses really kiss frogs? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle
The real, true Dulcie Campbell by Cynthia DeFelice
Disney princess : a read-aloud storybook collection.
Volume II adapted by Frank Berrios ~ j Ea DISNEY
Princess : the essential guide by Naia Bray-Moffatt ~ j Ef DISNEY
An African princess by Lyra Edmonds
The princess knight by Cornelia Funke
Arthur's tractor : a fairy tale with mechanical parts by Pippa Goodhart
The witch who wanted to be a princess by Lois Grambling
The most wonderful egg in the world by Helme Heine
Prince Bear by Helme Heine
Angelina and the princess by Katharine Holabird
Angelina at the palace by Katharine Holabird
The rose fairy princess based on the text by Katharine Holabird
Princess Furball retold by Charlotte Huck
Winter wishes by Apple Jordan ~ j Er PRIMER JORDAN
The three princes : a tale from the Middle East retold by Eric A. Kimmel
The paper princess by Elisa Kleven
Horace the Horrible by Jackie French Koller
Princess party by Michelle Knudsen
The hedgehog boy retold by Jane Langton
The King of the Peacocks retold by John Lawrence
Princess Penelope's parrot by Helen Lester
Night of the goat children by J. Patrick Lewis
A birthday for the princess by Anita Lobel
Princesses are not quitters! by Kate Lum
Princess Penelope by Todd Mack
The storytelling princess by Rafe Martin
The knight who took all day by James Mayhew
Good night, Princess Pruney-Toes by Lisa McCourt
The magic hill by A.A. Milne
Willa the wonderful by Susan Milord
Princess Fishtail by Frances Minters
The paper bag princess by Robert N. Munsch ~ j E-pb M
Long, Broad & Quickeye adapted by Evaline Ness
Princess Chamomile's garden by Hiawyn Oram
Princess Aasta by Stina Langlo Ørdal
The little flower king by Kveta Pacovská
Princess Picky by Marjorie Priceman
I want my tooth by Tony Ross ~ j E-pb R
Lazy Jack by Tony Ross
“Little Princess Books” series by Tony Ross
The good stepmother retold by Marguerita Rudolph
The well at the end of the world by Robert D. San Souci
The Snow Princess by Ruth Sanderson
The red wolf by Margaret Shannon
Tumble Tower by Anne Tyler
The tough princess by Martin Waddell
The glass mountain by Diane Wolkstein
Disney princess by Jennifer Liberts Weinberg

Princess parties and crafts

Princess things to make and do by Ruth Brocklehurst~ j 745.5 Bro

The princess party book : favorite happy ever after stories...and more
by Janet Hoggarth ~ j 793.2 Hog

Novels for readers in grades 3—4

Unless otherwise noted, all books may be found in the fiction section
shelved by the author’s last name.

Series:

The Tales of the Frog Princess series by E. D. Baker
Camp Princess series by Kathryn Lasky
Princess Tales series by Gail Carson Levine
Princess School series by Jane B. Mason ~ j pb M
Royal Diaries series ~ shelved across from the paperback collection

Novels:

The mask of the dancing princess by Judith Gwyn Brown.
Unicorn moon by Gale Cooper
The tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Davey's blue-eyed frog by Patricia Harrison Easton
The ugly princess and the wise fool by Margaret Gray
A net to catch the wind by Margaret Greaves
Florizella and the wolves by Philippa Gregory
The ordinary princess by M.M. Kaye
Lady Lollipop by Dick King-Smith
The ugly princess by Nancy Luenn
Patience, Princess Catherine by Carolyn Meyer
Princesses are people too by Susie Morgenstern
Once upon a cool motorcycle dude by Kevin O'Malley
The wide-awake princess by Katherine Paterson
The princess and the admiral by Charlotte Pomerantz
Happily ever after by Anna Quindlen
Many moons by James Thurber

Fairy tale collections

The barefoot book of princesses retold by Caitlín Matthews ~ j 398.21 Mat
The starlight princess and other princess stories retold by Annie Dalton ~ j 398.221 Dal
Princess stories : a classic illustrated edition compiled by Cooper Edens ~ j 398.22 Ede
A treasury of princesses collected and retold by Shirley Climo ~ j 398 Cli

Princesses from around the world

Central America

White flower : a Maya princess by Victor Montejo ~ j 398.2 CENTRAL AMERICA Mon

IRELAND

The black horse by Marianna Mayer ~ j 398.2 IRELAND May
Guleesh; a picture story from Ireland by Joseph Jacobs~ j 398.2 IRELAND Jac

EGYPT

The blue faience hippopotamus by Joan Grant~ j 398.2 EGYPT Gra

FRANCE

The sleeping beauty told by C. S. Evans, illustrated by Arthur Rackham ~ j 398.2 FRANCE Eva
The twelve dancing princesses illustrated by Adrienne Adams ~ j 398.2 FRANCE Ada

GERMANY

Sleeping Beauty retold by Adèle Geras ~ j 398.2 GERMANY Ger
Sleeping Beauty retold by Mahlon Craft~ j 398.2 GERMANY Cra
The sleeping beauty by Mercer Mayer ~ j 398.2 GERMANYMay
Snow White and the seven dwarfs adapted by Joan Aiken ~j 398.2 GERMANY Aik
Snow-White and the seven dwarfs
translated by Randall Jarrell, pictures by Nancy Ekholm Burkert ~ j 398.2 GERMANY Gri
Snow-White retold by Josephine Poole ~ j 398.2 GERMANY Poo
Snow White, illustrated by Charles Santore ~ j 398.2 GERMANY San

PERSIA

The seven wise princesses : a medieval Persian epic
retold by Wafa Tarnowska ~ j 398.2 PERSIA Tar

RUSSIA

The flying ship by Andrew Lang ~ j 398.2 RUSSIA Lan
The frog princess by Elizabeth Isele ~ j 398.2 RUSSIA Ise

CHINA

Turandot by Marianna Mayer ~ j 398.2 CHINA May

For stories about Cinderella, please ask for our Cinderella Stories booklist.

Look for these and other great books in
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Mt. Lebanon Public Library
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Pittsburgh, PA 15228
412/531-1913 1/07
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