I received something wonderful in the post this week - the actual paperback and hardback editions of 'You Can't Scare A Princess!' It usually takes years for an accepted story to be turned into the actual picture book, you can imagine the pictures take a long time to draw. Because the first Princess Spaghetti book was so popular (selling over 22,000 copies in the first year) the publishers, Scholastic, wanted another book to come out quickly. I had already written more stories for Princess Spaghetti so my part, including rewrites, was finished in August 2010. Then, I believe, Sarah was locked away in her office for months until she finished the pictures.
I read the book to the young children I work with. They loved it and sat in front of me with their mouths slightly open. There are lots of lovely details in the pictures and the children pointed out many things that I hadn't even noticed yet. Sarah has done an absolutely brilliant job - thank you! A big thank you to Scholastic for letting Princess Spaghetti go on another adventure.
Here are photos of the front and back cover. Also, there is one of 'You Can't Eat A Princess!' and 'You Can't Scare A Princess!' together - I think they look great.
