A Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Medalist join forces to give an
overscheduled princess a day off -- and a deliciously wicked crocodile a
day on.
Princess Cora is sick of boring lessons. She's sick of running in
circles around the dungeon gym. She's sick, sick, sick of taking three
baths a day. And her parents won't let her have a dog. But when she
writes to her fairy godmother for help, she doesn't expect that help to
come in the form of a crocodile--a crocodile who does not behave
properly. With perfectly paced dry comedy, children's book luminaries
Laura Amy Schlitz and Brian Floca send Princess Cora on a delightful
outdoor adventure -- climbing trees! getting dirty! having fun! --
while her alter ego wreaks utter havoc inside the castle, obliging one
pair of royal helicopter parents to reconsider their ways.