A gorgeous new series about best friends and magical princesses! Charlotte and Mia have been best friends for ever, even though they live far apart. Luckily, the girls share a special secret - they're training to be Secret Princesses, magical princesses who grant wishes for girls everywhere! But horrid Princess Poison is determined to stop them from making wishes come true. Can the Charlotte and Mia find a way to help Emily get over her fear of the sea? Plus...* Special campaign with Monsoon Children's - win the same princess outfits as Charlotte and Mia for you and your best friend! * Collect the tokens for a exclusive Best Friends necklace designed by Monsoon!
Rosie Banks is aiming just right with the Secret Princesses series. This, the second book, follows the Friendship Princesses on another adventure, this time an aquatic one. The book has a great balance of pictures to help younger readers fully form the story in their heads, whilst the vocabulary is aimed at 7-8 years and up. There are a few longer words in there, most of which sound out, however for readers just getting in to longer stories such as these, assisted reading would be beneficial.
The two central characters are very pleasant, and although there are emotional subjects to keep it interesting, they are all handled with a young audience in mind and there's plenty of goodwill, excitement and general girlishness to keep young readers wanting to pick the book back up.