The Book of Fairy Princes

by Isabel Wyatt

Book Overview

With the wise counsel of the Golden Fish, the Fisher Boy sets out to win the heart of a beautiful princess. But first he must travel far and wide to find a golden eagle, a leaf-green bull, and a lion with a snow-white heart. Only then can he fight with a shining sword to conquer the dragon, fearsome beyond imagining.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863155286
• ISBN13: 9780863155284
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Floris Books
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

A lovely book especially for boys

I am always on the lookout for great stories for boys and this hits the mark. The stories are magical and really speak to my young boys. I think they are the perfect length for bedtime and we are reaching for this time and time again.

Lovely imaginative book-

I love Isabel Wyatt's books. She writes fairy tales, not PC versions of those we grew up with, nor gory, horrible ones, but tales from her own imagination. Each of these tales involes a Fairy Prince, but all are different. She doesn't tend to have them rescuing princesses like in traditional fairy tales- oh no, the gender roles are better than that. When a princess is involved, she is strong and capable, and has an talent the prince needs. Bad things do happen, but not gory pointless, bad things. These are the fairy tales of dreams, not nightmares. I found this a great book for boys- usually the fairy type books are pretty specific in their intent to captivate girls. Princes are only included in a romantic way. Well, these are not romantic tales, nor are they the typical male books that leave out girls entirely, or put them in a subservient role. These have very few girls in them (it is about Fairy Princes after all), but the girls in there can hold their own!This book is for older children and is far less repetitive than the Seven Year Old Wonder Book. Still, I read it to my 6 yo (along with the 7 YOWB and King Beetle Tamer) and he loves them all.