Princess Cora is sick of boring lessons. She's sick of running in circles around the dungeon gym. She's sick, sick, sick of taking three baths a day. And her parents won't let her have a dog. But when she writes to her fairy godmother for help, she doesn't expect that help to come in the form of a crocodile - a crocodile who does not behave properly. With perfectly paced dry comedy, Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz and Caldecott Medalist Brian Floca join forces to send Princess Cora on a delightful outdoor adventure-climbing trees! getting dirty! having fun!-while her alter ego wreaks utter havoc inside the castle, obliging one pair of royal helicopter parents to reconsider their ways.
"...witty writing...dare you not to laugh at the pink-frocked reptile desperately trying to jump rope."
New York Times Book Review
"Legions of schoolchildren will empathize with overscheduled Princess Cora...Schlitz's wry humor...produces a reptile that delightfully runs amuck…Utterly charming from start to finish."
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"...an original tale that seamlessly combines reality, magic, and wit."
