I LOVED this book! It reminded me so much of the Paper Bag Princess which was my favorite book as a kid. The ending was everything and I'm a big fan of the karate chops,.

'The Princess Away Beyond the Mountains' is a cute storybook, perfect for ages 3 - 6, that pushes back against harmful gender stereotypes in a fun and cute way.

The king announces that any knight that rescues the princess from the dragon will receive half the kingdom's riches. But what if the princess didn't want to leave the dragon? What if she didn't want to be saved?

One by one the knights try to save her and when they don't take a no for an answer, she karate chops them and sends them away. Until someone finally gets it.

The language is simple but melodic and fun. The illustrations are gorgeous. The story itself encourages the children, especially girls, to be independent and stand for what they want.

The only thing that I suspect, depending on your child, you might want to discuss. I wonder if some children might internalize it as 'do what you want and not what your parent says' which is not the point at all. So I encourage the parent to have this as a conversation with the young reader.

All in all, what a lovely read and I am glad that they're getting translated from Italian! I didn't realize this is a series!!

This book is a treasure! It shows the danger of making assumptions, the importance of standing up for yourself, and the bonds of friendship.

The wonderful story and the superb illustrations make this a great book for anyone who wants a picture book about a princess who doesn't need saving.

Four and a half stars.

This is an instant classic for any young girl. A wonderful book about a princess that doesn't need saving! This book is also gorgeous. I can see this one winning some prizes.

The Princess Away Beyond the Mountains is such a sweet book about princesses, dragons, and finding friends in such a busy world with demands and expectations! when one special yet independent princess runs off to a dragon's castle, a series of knights arrive to defend and rescue her, yet she insists that each leave her alone. Young readers will gain a wonderful opportunity to explore a realm of sophisticated imagination as they learn to read this book and, in the process, learn to earn and value friendships and adventure!

As a fantasy reader and a girl mom, this story is great!!! A great story about independence, it’s filled with humor, and there’s a dragon! It’s fun to read with the karate chop! The ending was as cute as can be. The illustrations were fantastic! My girls loved it and I’ll be picking it up at the book store for my class.

Thanks so much for the ARC Copy of The Princess Away Beyond the Mountains.
This book is a lovely read that my 3 year old absolutely loved, she laughed so hard at the Karate Chops! (I mean I do excellent voices…)
I can’t wait to see this book in print with the beautiful illustrations.

The natural successor to the classic The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. In The Princess Away Beyond the Mountains our princess is in the dragon's clutches and the King believes she needs rescuing, only she doesn't want to be saved. Quick story with nice repetition and a fun ending!