The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

Rejected by their princesses and cast out of their castles, Liam, Frederic, Duncan, and Gustav stumble upon an evil plot that could endanger each of their kingdoms. You've never heard of them, have you? These are the princes who saved Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel, respectively, and yet, thanks to those lousy bards who wrote the tales, you likely know them only as Prince Charming. Prince Liam. Prince Gustav. Now it's up to them to triumph over their various shortcomings, take on trolls, bandits, dragons, witches, and other assorted terrors, and become the heroes no one ever thought they could be. Debut author Christopher Healy takes us on a journey with four imperfect princes and their four improbable princesses, all of whom are trying to become perfect heroes - a fast-paced, funny, and fresh introduction to a world where everything, even our classic fairy tales, is not at all what it seems.. Prince Duncan. Prince Frederic. But all of this is about to change

Perfect Pairing of Quirky Narration and Fanciful Illustrations Wendy Sparrow This book will be a guaranteed hit with some audiences--like my 11 year old daughter, who is into unorthodox princess stories like Ella Enchanted or Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles, and my 9 year old son, who loved the oddball narration in the book How to Train Your Dragon. This was the perfect mash-up of a screwy adventure plot and its fairy tale basis.The four princes of Rapunzel, Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty haven'. Lord of the Rings meets Patrick McManus--in a word, it's fabulous! Okay, my son curates my reading list. Kid's fantasy fiction is my exact wheelhouse. So when I started out in here, I said "this is dumb! it's shallow and stupid." He said "read on, it gets better." Then at one point, (I think about when the three princes first met Prince Duncan) --and if you've read the books that name should bring snickers and laughter all by itself--I let out a giant guffaw and it was all uphill from there. I would de. Hilarious, twisted fairy tale Helen J. This fractured fairy tale is hilarious, delightfully unpredictable, and peopled with unique twists on familiar tropes and characters. Even Shrek couldn't gather a more unlikely band of brothers than the four princes Charming who find themselves a not-so-functional team here. The illustrations add another dimension of whimsy not to be missed. Like the Shrek movies, you don't have to be a child to enjoy this book. I'm definitely going to