The Sapphire Princess Meets a Monster

Jewel Kingdom #2

by Jahnna N. Malcolm, Neal McPheeters (Illustrator)

Sapphire princess Sabrina uses a special glitter dust from her magic bag to enable herself to fly through the Jewel Kingdom with her butterfly companion, Zazz. Original.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction, Chapter Books, Juvenile, Young Adult

64 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1997

About the author

Jahnna N. Malcolm is the pen name for husband-and-wife team Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner. Together they've written four musicals, two movies, three CD-ROM games, and nearly one hundred books, including the popular series The Jewel Kingdom. They met in the theater and were married on the stage using Marlowe's famous love letter from "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" as their wedding vows.

Reviews

[Marissa Gehrke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I LOVED these books as a kid, so I was curious to read one of these updated editions now. Obviously I had to pick the one about Sabrina the Sapphire Princess, my favorite princess of the four. The book’s main strength is that there is a lot of action--less than 20 pages in, and Sabrina finds what appears to be a dangerous lake monster! There is also magic, poison, and plenty of suspenseful moments. While there is not a lot of backstory, and the illustrations are pretty essential for understanding some of the magical creatures, overall this held up well for me. Now I'm hoping they reissue the super special!

[Lizzy Seitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

5.0 out of 5 stars

I loved these books during my childhood and still do now!

[Shase Lindell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book takes the same style as the first but turns it up to 11. The suspense is real in this book and I actually jumped a little when the monster on page 16! Overtime Oona became my favorite character and the author flushes out this monster excellently. I like that this book has a whole new environment that the author does a superb job flushing out with vivid descriptions and excellent characters to act within. I loved the inclusion of the frog people as well.

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ever suddenly remember a series of books you loved as a kid? Shabam!

[Dahlia ♥ Eliza]

I recently bought some of the books in this series for my 6yo daughter. I just previewed it for her and it’s a cute fun little adventure.

I wish there was a tad bit less of an emphasis on looks at the end though. I figured the point of the story would be not to judge ppl by their appearance, and it was. But once we found out that the monster used to be a beautiful mermaid it just seemed that everyone would have been happier if she was still beautiful. 🤷🏻‍♀️ But it was subtle and may just be my impression. I’ll still let my daughter read it and I’ll add her thoughts once she does.

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

my favorite part is when suddenly she saw a monster and it was not really a monster it was just trying to help her so it ate the poison thing she was going to eat and she was saved and then the monster died but they healed him with a flower and she was alive

[Jordan MacKinnon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another delightful read from my childhood! I love the lessons that are being taught in this book along with the beautiful world building! Each princess kingdom is continuing to be well thought out and have unique elements to their jewel!

[Adara (Kristin) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this in one of my boxes that was in storage and I had to read it again to see if I still loved the story just as much now and I did when I was a kid. And I do. It was such a nice bit of nostalgia

[HappyGay Bakunzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always love these books

[Olivia Hannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Roan Read! We are really enjoying reading this series, it’s so nice to read something I read as a kid and have it hold up for Roan as well.

[Francesca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved this. It was such a blast from the past!

[Liana · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Sapphire Princess, Sabrina, was always my most favorite princess in the Jewel Kingdom series, and this book shows her at her best! When Sabrina sees a big and ugly monster in the waters of her kingdom, all hell breaks loose - especially when it tries to 'attack' her during her picnic. All of Sabrina's people (and sisters) are convinced that the monster is evil because, well, it's a monster. But loving-hearted Sabrina isn't convinced.

The message in this book is very touching and true. Just because someone looks scary doesn't mean they are bad, and that there is beauty in EVERYONE, even in monsters.

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

The sapphire princess saw a lake monster and she ran to get help from someone.
But she didn't know that the monster was actually a mirmade.
A bad lord had turned her into a monster.

Soon the sapphire saw that the monster was a mirmade. And it saved her life by eating a poisones pear. When the monster ate the pair it got really sick and it began diying.
The sapphire princess had to heal the monster-mirmade before it was to late.

[Lila · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never read these when I was young. i just saw it on a friends bookshelf and thought it was cute so i asked if i could read it. it was really cute and i thought the message was good for little girls. A really cute and fun read! :)

[Dawnetta · Rating 3 out of 5]

If your child can read at this level it would be a good book. A fun beginning fantasy series. The plot lines are simple and easily solved with not too much of the dark side of fantasy.

[Deanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I was little I had three friends that read these books too and we all pretended to be the princesses... I was this one.

[Moon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the first one.

[Malinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another 'chapter' book to read with my 3 year old. She loved that it was about a princess!

[Izzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

IVE BEEN SEARCHING EVERYWHERE FOR THIS! I read this in third grade, and it was one of the first books I can remember calling my favorite. Good times.

[Celia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A favorite series of mine growing up.

[Charlotte Kersten]

I was just sitting in orchestra rehearsal today minding my own business when my brain suddenly decided that it'd had enough of Beethoven and that it was time to bombard me with overwhelmingly bittersweet, nostalgic feelings about books that I had adored as a tiny person but consequently forgotten about completely. Thanks, brain?? Anyways, this is one of those books and I just wanted to stick a Goodreads pin in it so I don't forget about it again. <3