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Princess Princess Ever After

Princess Princess is an adorable graphic novel for children and adults. You can read the whole thing in about ten minutes so it’s like a little chocolate truffle.

This is the story of two princesses, Sadie and Amira. Amira travels the land performing heroic deeds with the help of her unicorn, Cookie. She rescues Sadie from a tower with help from Cookie and Sadie’s very small dragon, Oliver. In the course of the story, the princesses make friends, solve problems creatively, and celebrate a wedding.

This comic includes two lesbian protagonists, one of whom is dark skinned. It deals with bullying and body-shaming and personal freedom versus responsibility. It does all this without being preachy. The bold drawings, large panels, and bright colors impart a fun, light-hearted feel to the story. It will only take a few minutes to read, but what a lovely few minutes! You can find the book in hardback or for free online at strangelykatie.com.

– Carrie S

When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neither expects to find a true friend in the bargain. Yet as they adventure across the kingdom, they discover that they bring out the very best in the other person. They’ll need to join forces and use all the know-how, kindness, and bravery they have in order to defeat their greatest foe yet: a jealous sorceress, who wants to get rid of Sadie once and for all. Join Sadie and Amira, two very different princesses with very different strengths, on their journey to figure out what “happily ever after” really means–and how they can find it with each other.