Shannon Hale and Dean Hale are the award-winning
husband-and-wife team behind the Princess in Black series,
illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Shannon Hale is also the author of the
Newbery Honor novel Princess Academy as well as the New York Times
best-selling series Ever After High. Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
live in Salt Lake City, Utah.
LeUyen Pham is the illustrator of many books for children,
including God’s Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas
Carlton Abrams and Aunt Mary’s Rose by Douglas Wood. LeUyen Pham
lives in California.
The dual storylines keep the pace exciting, and—even though the
heroine is sleepy—the art is energetic and charming. Princess
Magnolia has fair skin, Duff's is a little bit darker, and the
beachgoers are pleasingly diverse. As always, hilarious; perhaps
the strongest Princess in Black outing since the first.
—Kirkus Reviews
Pham’s expressive artwork appears on almost every page, effectively
breaking up the text for emerging readers, as well as helping them
to visualize the story details. Particularly amusing are the paired
illustrations that compare the Goat Avenger and Duff. Recommend the
PIB series to Kate DiCamillo’s Mercy Watson graduates looking for a
new fix.
—Booklist Online
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