The Secret Lives Of Princesses - Illustrated Childrens' Book

             English Title: The Secret Lives of Princesses

Author: Philippe Lechermeier

Illustration: Rébecca Dautremer 

Hardcover: 92 Pages

  Published in English by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.

Have you ever heard of Princess Babbling-Brooke and her long speeches about everything and nothing? Or have you ever seen Princess Tanga-la perform one of her crazy dances? And what about the Faceless Princess who no one can see or recognize? Or did you know that the Princess of the Pea has a cousin called Princess Molly Coddle? Well, if this is the first time you've heard of them, it is definitely about time you discovered a completely new world full of quite unusual princesses.

When I first took this book in my hands, I was mainly interested in the beautiful illustrations and had no idea of what the book talked about, but it didn't take me long to start laughing like crazy while reading the short stories or descriptions of these odd princesses.

I was surely misled by the English translation of the title, which I don't find appropriate at all. As the original French title says, this book is about unknown or forgotten Princesses and it has little or nothing to do with the secret lives of princesses, but I'll never understand which criteria translators follow to translate books' titles. :/

Anyway...here you'll find tips on how to grow or shush a princess, what really happened to the Princess of the Pea, and by taking the test situated at the end of the book, you'll have the chance to find out what kind of Princess you are.

Of course, I took the test and I was impressed by the answer! According to the test, I'm a whimsical Princess and like Princess of the Disorient I'm a bit scatterbrained and everyone thinks I'm very funny. I mistake up for down, mix up salt and pepper, and confuse north with south. The slightest nonsense makes me laugh, and like Princess Babbling Brooke, I tell lots of silly stories..….This is 100% me. :)

Probably, the book is not very suitable for small kids whose sense of humor still has to “grow”, and I'm saying that because the 5-year-old daughter of a friend doesn't like this book at all and she doesn't even like the illustrations, which, on the contrary, I found incredibly nice.

So...absolutely suggested both for the hilarious stories and the wonderful illustrations.