Award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean has written nine original princess stories, and her own version of a classic tale, for this attractive new collection. Meet Princess High-and-Mighty who vows only to marry a man she couldn't see or hear; the lonely princess who makes herself some friends out of gingerbread; a Japanese princess who falls from the moon and the mermaid princess who falls in love with a fisherman. Lizzie Sanders' sumptuous illustrations perfectly capture the enchanting world that princesses inhabit, making this a stylish and attractive gift book.