Princess Storytime – Revised
Many picture books feature strong, independent princesses, which is a great theme for a storytime! For a craft project, make cardboard crowns or popsicle stick wands: 22 Charming Princess Crafts For Kids - Kids Love WHAT.
Bailey, Linda. Princesses Versus Dinosaurs. Who will rule? Princesses and Dinosaurs battle it out for superiority in this hilarious story.
Fliess, Sue. Princess and the Petri Dish. Princess Pippa experiments to make a more delicious pea but it creates a problem at the castle.
Franklin, Ashley. Not Quite Snow White. Tamaika plans to audition to play Snow White in the school play, but some students think she is “too brown” for the role.
Hodgkinson, Leigh. The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea. In this tale with rhyme and repetition, a greedy pea eats everything, so the princess suffers.
Kibblesmith, Daniel. Princess Dinosaur. A rhyming story about a fierce dinosaur who is also a graceful princess.
Munsch, Robert. The Paperbag Princess. After a dragon destroys her clothes, Princess Elizabeth wears a paper bag to rescue Prince Ronald.
Ryan, Holly. Never Mess with a Pirate Princess! Princess Prudence rescues her teddy bear after it is taken by a pirate.
Sager Weinstein, Jacob. Princess Unlimited. When a dragon attacks the castle, Princess Susan and her maid Eleanor fight back.
Taylor, Stephanie. I’m Going to Be a Princess. Maya wants to be a princess and helps convince her mother that this is a good thing.
Previous: Princess Storytime Ideas (bayviews.org).
Penny Peck, San Jose State University, iSchool