Hamster Princess: Whiskerella - by Ursula Vernon (Hardcover)

About the Book

Princess Harriet Hamsterbone is the kind of princess who enjoys cliff-diving, fractions, and whacking people with swords. So when she's forced to attend a boring ball in honor of a visiting ambassador, Harriet is less than thrilled--until a bewitchingly beautiful stranger arrives. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

A funny, feminist twist on the Cinderella fairy tale for fans of fractured fairy tales

Princess Harriet Hamsterbone is not the kind of princess who enjoys fancy dresses or extravagant parties. Cliff-diving, fractions, and whacking people with swords are more her thing. So when she's forced to attend a boring ball in honor of a visiting ambassador, Harriet is less than thrilled--until a bewitchingly beautiful stranger arrives. Who is she? And where did she come from? The mystery leads to a not-so-wicked stepsister, an incontinent lizard, and a fairy's spell that's really more of a curse. Luckily, Harriet knows a thing or two about curses...

Smart, funny, and filled with swashbuckling adventure, book five in the critically acclaimed Hamster Princess series is a hilariously re-told fairy tale for the modern age.

Review Quotes

An Indie Next List selection

* "Readers will have a ball with this hilarious, charming story." --Kirkus, starred review

"Harriet, who charges through this adventure with her usual aplomb, shows no sign of slowing down." --Booklist

"VBoth series fans and newcomers with a taste for snark will devour this one. Multiple copies are a must." -- School Library Journal

About the Author

Ursula Vernon is a full-time author and illustrator whose work has won a Hugo Award and been nominated for an Eisner. She loves birding, gardening, and spunky heroines, and thinks she would make a terrible princess. Ursula lives with her husband in Pittsboro, North Carolina.