

Third graders might believe themselves to be too sophisticated for picture books (even though I know better).


This book came in at just the right time, when I was scheduled to read to a third grade class on Read Across America Day, and this book seemed perfect. Only other cute animals could understand.īecause Blacky was not just Blacky the pony.Īnd Frimplepants the unicorn was as cute as they come. The bunnies of the hungry bunny horde all speak the language of Cuteness.Ĭute hops. In this case, it is Blacky the Pony (the secret identity of Frimplepants the Unicorn) who saves the day. They have their eyes on the Princess in Black. They eat all the grass in the goat pasture. She sees a whole throng of fluffy purple bunnies. When the Princess in Black arrives at the goat pasture, where the hole leading to Monsterland opens, she doesn’t see anything scary. But then her glitter-stone ring rings! The monster alarm! A third book about the Princess in Black! She’s a pretty and prissy princess in pink most of the time, but she has a secret identity – she’s the Princess in Black! She fights monsters with ninja moves!Īs this book begins, Princess Magnolia is going about her ordinary business, ready to have a princessly brunch with her friend Princess Sneezewort.
