Princess Mirror-Belle and the Flying Horse

Julia Donaldson

Macmillan Children's, 2006 - Fiction - 152 pages

A third collection of funny and exciting PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE adventures from the much-loved author of THE GRUFFALO. Princess Mirror-Belle is back! Once again, magically mischievous Mirror-Belle comes popping out of mirrors to sweep Ellen into five hilarious escapades. Whether shes telling tall stories about her winged pony, searching for a sea monsters treasure or turning herself into a most unusual Sleeping Beauty, Mirror-Belles magical mayhem is packed with fun! Biographies Julia Donaldson is the author of many successful books for children, including the classic THE GRUFFALO, which has won the Smarties Prize and the Blue Peter Award for the Best Book to Read Aloud. THE GRUFFALOS CHILD was one of the biggest best-sellers of 2004 and won WHS Childrens Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Julia has also written many childrens plays and songs, and runs regular storytelling and drama workshops. She lives in Glasgow with her family.

About the author

Julia Catherine Donaldson was born on Sept. 16, 1948 in London. She is a British writer and playwright and the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate. She is known for her rhyming stories for children. These include: The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She began writing songs for children's television but has focused on writing books when the words of one of her songs - A Squash and a Squeeze were made into a children's book in 1993. She has over 180 published works with 120 of them intended for school use and include her Songbirds phonic reading scheme, which is part of the Oxfird Reading Tree. She has won several awards including: The Stockport Book Award for her title The Troll, The Oxfordshire Book Award for her title Zog and The Oldham Book Award for her title Jack and the Flumflum Tree. In 2015 The Gruffalo made The New Zealand Best Seller List.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Princess Mirror-Belle and the Flying Horse; Princess Mirror-Belle
• Author: Julia Donaldson
• Illustrated by: Lydia Monks
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's, 2006
• ISBN: 033043795X, 9780330437950
• Length: 152 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Literary; Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Royalty