3/13/2018
Note: I received a finished paperback of this book from the publisher at ALA Midwinter 2018 (long after I had first read and reviewed it). ( )

A wonderful third book of this series. My granddaughter and I loved reading these books together. I was happy to see Princess Sneezewart return in this story. She and Frimplepants the unicorn are my favorite characters! ( )

This review originally published on The Children's Book and Media Review run by Brigham Young University.

Princess Magnolia and her unicorn, Frumplepants, are on their way to brunch with Princess Sneezewort when Princess Magnolia’s ring alerts her that there are monsters around. It is time for her to turn into the Princess in Black and for Frumplepants to turn into Blacky! When she goes to fight the monsters, however, all she sees are adorable bunnies. Duff the Goat Boy tries to convince her that the bunnies are dangerous when they are trying to eat all the grass, trees, and even his goats, but the Princess in Black is too enthralled by their cuteness to care until it is almost too late. The bunnies are about to eat her, but luckily Blacky can speak the language of Cuteness to save the day.

The third book in The Princess in Black Series, this story will delight old and new fans. It explains the characters and situations enough that new readers will be able to follow along with the story. Princess Magnolia is a gem of a character because while she is girly and loves feminine things, she can also be a superhero when she needs to be to help people in trouble. This book is especially fun because Blacky gets to save the day more than he has in the past, but the princess still has her chance to shine. With cute illustrations and funny writing, people of all ages will enjoy reading about the adventures of the Princess in Black. ( )

Hungry bunnies aren't monsters...or are they? These rabbits are ravenous, and they only speak the language of cute. Fortunately, Blackie the pony (a.k.a. Frimplepants the Unicorn) speaks that language fluently, and helps Princess Magnolia send the bunnies back to Monsterland - not in time for brunch with Princess Sneezewort, but at least in time for lunch. ( )

An early chapter book with pictures and a hero who is a princess that would rather be fighting monsters than sitting around doing nothing in pink. This is the third in the series but the first that didn't feel like such a tug of war to get the PIB to the site of the conflict and away from the castle so she has more time to get the monster back into the hole. But this time does she even see the monster until things get scarier than I thought they would in a PIB book. My daughter had nightmares the night she read this book out loud with me and she says they weren't about the content of the book, but I wonder if there was some influence. I didn't think I would have to pre-read these books after reading the first two before my daughter saw them, but I missed this one and now I'll be scanning the others first just in case there are more surprises. ( )