Reviews

The Princess Who Saved Her Friends by Greg Pak, Jonathan Coulton, Takeshi Miyazawa

hidinginstacks's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars. Cute story about the importance of friendship & treating others kindly. I love the illustrations. This was cute & I enjoyed it. I think it has a place in classrooms and school libraries as the story teaches an important lesson. Themes include friendship, cooperation/working with others, music, and bullying.

Thank you, BOOM! for the advance copy.

kittykult's review against another edition

4.0

The Princess Who Saved Herself is a picture book about a princess who likes to play rock and roll on her electric guitar all day and night, to the Evil Queen's dismay. The Queen repeatedly tries to send her minions to poop on the Princess's party, but each time it ends up going horribly wrong! The artwork is pretty cute and it has a sweet ending with a positive and empowering message. The illustrations of the adorable bee made me smile most of all. At times I felt the rhyme scheme was a little awkward, and I think this story could easily have been longer and in the form of a graphic novel for middle grade readers as well, I really would have liked to see more of the Princess's world. I definitely think if you have a kiddo who is into princesses, music, or both, they will enjoy reading this story with you! The book is also apparently based off of/inspired by the song The Princess Who Saved Herself by Jonathan Coulton which would be really fun to listen to with your kiddo as well!

Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.

lacyduckie's review against another edition

5.0

More of a picture book than a graphic novel, The Princess Who Saved Herself is adorable. With bright and fun illustrations and a whimsical story along with a pet snake, a giant bee, and a blue dragon, sometimes the villain isn't always evil. Sometimes people just need better communication. And sitting around with friends at a campfire and hugs make everything better.

I would love to see this turned into a longer story or series.

***Thank you to KaBOOM and Netgalley for the review copy***

katbotdiaries's review against another edition

4.0

Super cute graphic novel illustrating a song by Johnathan Coulton. Telling the tale of the princess who clashes with the evil queen down the road, the illustrations are vibrant and action packed. Would recommend for any younger reader who is enjoying graphic novels.