A friend recently asked me for book recommendations for her little girl who is into anything to do with princesses. I love compiling book lists, particularly by request, and this topic was a fun challenge for me.
My friend’s little girl is 5, so my recommendations are for girls between the ages of 4 and 12. (There are some really good novel versions of fairy tale re-tellings at the Young Adult/Teen level, but I am not including those in this list. Maybe in a future list.)
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Classic Fairy Tales
First of all, there are the obvious choices of classic fairy tales, not to mention all the Disney princess stories (most of which are at least loosely based on classic fairy tales). I especially like Usborne editions of fairy tale collections. They are well written and the illustrations are lovely.
- The Usborne Book of Fairy Tales
- Usborne Illustrated Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales
- Usborne Illustrated Stories of Princes and Princesses
- Usborne Illustrated Fairy Tales
5 Comments
Kristen
I have to save this to look for some of these at the library for my daughter. She loves princesses, pink, and the like.
maryanne @ mama smiles
I love Usborne’s story collection books. Great list!
Laura Noelle
Oh I love this so much! Definitely saving for later. My daughter is in love with princess stories and we’ve read a few on this list already. Can’t wait to read more!
Rachel
This is a wonderful list. Fun reading.
Sheila DelCharco
When I saw the title I immediately thought of a book and was so happy to see you include it! (The Ordinary Princess.) This is a great list! I’ll pin it!