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The Princess and the Wizard

A magical rhyming story from the creators of What the Ladybird Heard

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The Princess and the Wizard

By: Julia Donaldson, Lydia Monks
Narrated by: Imelda Staunton
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Read by award-winning actress Imelda Staunton, and also includes a read-along version of the story.

Meet a clever princess in this magical adventure with a cosy ending, from the brilliant Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard.

With funny rhyming verse, The Princess and the Wizard is loved by children and parents alike – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all!


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?

Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks,the bestselling team behind the What the Ladybird Heard adventures: Sharing a Shell, The Singing Mermaid and Sugarlump and the Unicorn.

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A sparkly princess and an equally sparkly, though somewhat darker, wizard battle it out across some glorious colour spreads . . . an exceptionally pleasing replay of a familiar story.
a winner . . . colourful, and funny, with a cosy ending
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my 6 year old son loved it! great performance and interesting story! love julia Donaldson!

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Love this book and so does my 4 year old daughter. It's well read and interesting to listen to.

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