Vroege RecensentenLaurel Decher

"Life in the Seven Kingdoms is never dull..." —Jen McConnel, School Library Journal

For ages 9 to 12.

Whether it's speaking up at a feast, reading a map, taking a test in a strange kingdom, or standing up for your friends, Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tales are about finding the magic in life.

Could You Stick Up For a Giant?

When the beloved Mr. Giant keels over in the Royal Marigold Restaurant, it’s a recipe for trouble for eleven-year-old Prince William of Marigold! Find the cure for Mr. Giant's mysterious sleeping sickness and cook up a plan to prevent a War on Giants? Phew!
Years ago, his family was warmly welcomed by the Seven Kingdoms.
Suddenly, it's William's job to remind everyone how to make friends!?


Fee, Fie, Foe, FUN!

More Books in This Series:


Trouble With Parsnips

Lost With Leeks


Trouble at the Valentine Factory

Under Pressure With a Squash: The Multiplication Problem

Rule Trouble: The Case of the Illegal Dragon


Praise for the Series:


"Gr 4-7–Decher's fourth book in the "Seven Kingdoms" series is a zany story of ingenuity and collaboration. Life in the Seven Kingdoms is never dull, especially not with fairies popping by to ask for favors and a cranky queen creating candies that will put a spell on anyone who eats them." [Trouble at the Valentine Factory]—Jen McConnel, School Library Journal

Do you have to bend the rules... to keep your friends?

Eleven-year-old Prince Vlad is thrilled to be appointed judge for the Magenta Educational Royal Court for Youth. Unfortunately, his first case is a doozy. His good friends show up in court with an illegal baby dragon! They want him to bend the rules. Good grief! How can the brand new judge do his duty without losing his friends?

Will the Seven Kingdoms be the friendliest place in the world? Or the rudest?The eleven-year-old royal Saffron twins—Princess Saffy and Prince Magellan--have to save the Seven Kingdoms from the Blackfly Queen’s dangerously magical rude hearts! The trouble starts when the Blackfly Queen introduces a brand-new holiday guaranteed to make her the most beloved queen in the Seven Kingdoms: Valentine’s Day!?! This year, Valentine’s Day falls on the same day as the Rose Monday Parade. Instead of delighting the crowds with traditional candies, the queen has a dastardly plan. She’s making Consternation Hearts with magical powers, a.k.a. candy hearts with messages good for every day of the year. . .like “Go to the Water Dungeon!”

Eleven-year-old Princess Saffy hits the bullseye every time. Tests ARE the point. Prince Magellan’s whole heart is in his map projects. Tests are pointless.When their beloved dragon gets them into trouble with the Fairy Kingdom, the Saffron twins must face the ultimate test! Together! How can they beat the PRESSURE? Get on board the Hubbard submarine and find out! OhOOOOGA! OhOOOOOOOGA!Dive!Dive! WHY READ SEVEN KINGDOMS FAIRY TALES? Whether it's speaking up at a feast, reading a map or taking a test in a strange kingdom, SEVEN KINGDOMS FAIRY TALES are all about finding more magic in your life. One lucky child (or set of twins!) gets the perfect leadership gift. If only the fairies would remember the training wheels! Yiiiiiiiikes! For ages 9 to 12. Read in any order. Perfect for fans of funny, fast-paced fairy tales like Jean Ferris' Once Upon a Marigold or E.G. Foley's The Gryphon Chronicles. Also for friends of entertaining adventure stories. . .with a side of handy life skills. (Jacqueline Davies' The Lemonade Wars or Shannon Hale's Princess Academy.)

Argh! Twelve-year-old Crown Prince Nero is lost again. That’s what he gets for trying to fly a hot air balloon. His fairy godfather gave him a magnetic personality to make him charming. Only now he's a trouble magnet for compasses, maps and magical creatures. Even worse, his royal mom has just kidnapped St. Nicholas. If Nero can’t find his true North in a hurry, he'll never rescue him before St. Nicholas's Day!Why read Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tales? In each Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale a fairy godparent gives one lucky child the perfect leadership gift. Abracadabra!If only they'd remember the training wheels! Yiiiiiiikes!Whether it's speaking up at a feast, or reading a map in a strange kingdom, these Tales are all about finding more magic in your life.

“This nameless princess is a fabulously different kind of hero. I rooted for her triumph with every page turn."
—Deborah Halverson, award-winning author, editor

TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS is the first book in the Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale series. 266 pgs.

A Story About the Magic of Speaking Up: Gail Carson Levine’s classic Ella Enchanted meets The King’s Speech.

It's her 14th try at getting a name, and the nameless princess of Cochem can't get a word in edgewise. Until she finally grabs her royal parents' attention. *cough* (500 goldfish, long story.) Christening invitations flutter off to the Seven Kingdoms—only ten years late. But then the Blackfly Queen strides into the feasting hall . . . just as the oh-so-tasty parsnip fries run out. Arrows fly. Tempers flare. Another christening goes up in smoke! Only this time, her fairy godmother makes everything worse. The princess has 15 days to make a name for herself at the Speech Tournament. Or she'll be invisible for life! For ages 9 to 12, this Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale will appeal to fans of Jean Ferris' Once Upon a Marigold, Jessica Day George's Tuesdays at the Castle, Shannon Hale's Princess Academy and Wade Albert White's The Adventurer's Guide to Sucessful Escapes. formats: epub, mobi, pdf