- Published: 29 March 2022
- ISBN: 9780143775638
- Imprint: Picture Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 32
- RRP: $19.99
The Lighthouse Princess
- Published: 29 March 2022
- ISBN: 9780143775638
- Imprint: Picture Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 32
- RRP: $19.99
The Lighthouse Princess is a perfect book. It’s full of cosy nooks and light touches – there are chocolate fish in the sea, friendly penguins that pop inside for a bath – but it’s also hardout feminist, in a matter-of-fact way that sits so much better than all those strident girl power books the shops are flooded with...My two-year-old daughter adores it and so does my seven-year-old son, and so do I. All by itself this book is enough to shore up my faith in our children’s publishing industry.
Catherine Woulfe, The Spinoff
A story of independence, confidence and capability...The more you look, the more you see, providing the reader more pleasure at every reading. Simply stunning!
Adele Broadbent, What Book Next?
The Lighthouse Princess is the most scintillating picture book I have read in ages...Each page is a picnic spot of delight, the words reverberate and the illustrations gift intricate visual layers.
Paula Green, NZ Poetry Box
An empowering book for young girls who don't need rescuing thank you very much. The story will get young readers thinking about whether they're like the princess already or aspire to be like this princess. It'll get young readers seeing the world a little differently...where females are not damsels in distress in every book. The Lighthouse Princess has themes of friendship, independence, and child power. For kids who are fascinated with lighthouses and who like books that make them feel they are strong too...I turned the pages and saw (for the first time) the girl capturing the moon and placing it on the lighthouse to use as a beacon for ships and boats sailing past. It reminded me of Maui capturing the sun, but here's a princess capturing the moon and she's using it for good. Sharp-eyed young readers will delight in finding this sub-story.
Maria Gill, Kids Books NZ
Fairytale for your fierce princess
Whanganui Chronicle
Fantastic, terrific, wonderful, brilliant – honestly we’re enchanted by this new picture book and we can’t wait to see what Wardell and Northey come up with next.
Unity Books Children's Bestseller Chart, The Spinoff