5

The Princess Who Saved Herself

Greg Pak and Jonathan Coulton
Book
January
2025

Review:

Awwww! I didn’t realize how much of a children’s book this was. It was very clearly a picture book, but I absolutely loved it. Not only did it flip the gender norms of princesses needing to be saved on its head, but it also didn’t pit two women against each other for no reason. I love the art style and how fun and colorful everything was, especially with the dragon and Bee, who both had so much emotion. I really enjoyed this read, and this was exactly what I would have adored as a kid.

Trigger Warnings:
N/A

Synopsis From Book:

Once upon a time there was a princess named Gloria Cheng Epstein Takahara de la Garza Champion who had a pet snake and ate a whole cake because there wasn't anybody there to tell her what to do. Until the day the witch next door decided she didn't like Gloria's guitar playing . . . A book that explodes the princess myth of a new generation of awesome girls. Based on the classic Jonathan Coulton song "The Princess Who Saved Herself".
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