The Princess and the Wizard

Author(s): Julia Donaldson

General Picture Books

"The princess may try seven times to escape
By changing her colour and changing her shape."


But each time Princess Eliza changes - into a blue fish, a yellow chick, a red fox or a black cat - the wicked wizard finds her and sets her another horrible task. Will this plucky princess be able to outwit him and escape back to the palace in time to cut her birthday cake?


The Princess and the Wizard is a magical adventure from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. With brilliant rhyming verse, bright and distinctive illustrations and a gorgeously glittery cover, this story is perfect for reading together.


Enjoy all the stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: Sharing a Shell, The Princess and the Wizard, The Rhyming Rabbit, The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn, Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox, What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next, What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday and The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes.

New edition - PUBLICATION APRIL 2018

19.00 NZD

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Princess Eliza must find a way to outwit the wicked wizard and escape from him in time for her birthday tea in this magical rhyming story, with a redesigned cover and glitter on every page.

Julia Donaldson is the UK's most successful picture book author, whose titles include the acknowledged modern classic, The Gruffalo, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Julia is also the author of the young fiction series, Princess Mirror-Belle, illustrated by Lydia Monks, and is much in demand for her brilliant events for children at schools, libraries and literary festivals. Lydia Monks is one of the most original picture book artists working today. Her distinctive use of colour and collage has won her awards including the Smarties Prize.

General Fields

  • : 9781509862719
  • : PAN MACMILLAN UK
  • : Macmillan Children's Books
  • : 0.25
  • : April 2018
  • : 250mm X 250mm X 5mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Julia Donaldson
  • : Paperback
  • : Lydia Monks
  • : English
  • : 823.914