Princess Truly in My Magical, Sparkling Curls
(Princess Truly)

Author

Kelly Greenawalt

Illustrator

Amariah Rauscher

Publication Date

January 02, 2018

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / K − 1^st

Princess Truly in My Magical, Sparkling Curls (Princess Truly)

Hardcover

Description

In her second adventure, Princess Truly's magical curls and belief in herself transport her back in time and help her reach for the stars!

I love my fluffy, puffy curls.

I'm so happy they are mine.

When I believe in myself,

They shimmer and they shine.

Princess Truly is back! In the second Princess Truly adventure, Truly's magical, sparkling curls have the power to transport her to exciting new places like the Egyptian pyramids, the Jurassic period, and even into outer space. With curiosity, bravery, and her signature smarts, Princess Truly once again proves that she can do anything she sets her mind to and reminds girls everywhere to reach for the stars, believe in themselves, and dream big!

Publication date

January 02, 2018

Classification

Fiction

Page Count

ISBN-13

9781338167191

Lexile Measure

520

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Orchard Books

Series

Princess Truly

BISAC categories

JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUV034000 - Juvenile Fiction | Royalty (kings queens princes princesses knights etc.)

Library of Congress categories

Self-confidence
Magic
Stories in rhyme
Voyages and travels
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
Princesses
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also
JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play
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Kirkus

A home-away-home tale worth the trip.

Publishers Weekly

In this follow-up to 2017's Princess Truly in I Am Truly, the effervescent African-American heroine takes her self-esteem to new levels: "I love my fluffy, puffy curls./ I'm so happy they are mine./ When I believe in myself, / They shimmer and they shine." Not only do her curls sparkle like firecrackers, they are also able to transport her to a multitude of locations: Rauscher's sunny watercolors show Princess Truly meeting friendly dinosaurs in a prehistoric past, exploring undersea depths in a purple submarine, and venturing into the cosmos where she starts a rock band with a group of aliens. Princess Truly's affirmations can get a bit repetitive, yet girls whose personalities are as buoyant as hers will welcome this gleeful celebration of self-confidence and black girl magic. Ages 3-5. (Jan.)

ALA/Booklist

Princess Truly is a bold and bright role model of positive self-image and embracing your unique diversity, whether your own curls are magic or not.

Kelly Greenawalt

KELLY GREENAWALT is a children's book author, wife, and mother of seven living just outside Houston, Texas. Princess Truly was inspired by her daughters, Calista and Kaia, who are smart, spunky, and have magical curls of their own.

AMARIAH RAUSCHER is an artist and illustrator specializing in luminous watercolor illustration. She lives with her husband and children in Illinois, where she enjoys drawing, painting, and bringing Princess Truly's newest journeys to life.

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