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The Runaway Princess
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This princess can't resist the lure of adventure, but her parents aren't quite on board in this fantastical graphic novel perfect for fans of Princess in Black and Phoebe and Her Unicorn!
Robin? Robin? Robin?! Where are you?
She couldn't have gone far. . . .
Princesses don't run away to have their own adventures. Right?
Princesses stay quietly and obediently at home. They ...more
Robin? Robin? Robin?! Where are you?
She couldn't have gone far. . . .
Princesses don't run away to have their own adventures. Right?
Princesses stay quietly and obediently at home. They ...more
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Paperback, 272 pages
Published
January 21st 2020
by Random House Graphic
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Absolute. Pure. Magic.
I was instantly drawn in by Johan Troianowski’s art style. It’s quirky, bright, and was the perfect way to bring the story to life.
The characters were adorable. Robin was hilarious and full of spunk while also being completely endearing. She very easily stole the show but the band of brothers she befriended were also special. Not all of them spoke much but they each had specific identifiable traits ...more
Absolute. Pure. Magic.
I was instantly drawn in by Johan Troianowski’s art style. It’s quirky, bright, and was the perfect way to bring the story to life.
The characters were adorable. Robin was hilarious and full of spunk while also being completely endearing. She very easily stole the show but the band of brothers she befriended were also special. Not all of them spoke much but they each had specific identifiable traits ...more
Endearing and engaging! This new graphic novel is just delightful. The colors are brilliant and little Robin shines as the main star of the three stories inside. Sprinkled throughout are puzzles and interactive pages for the readers to participate in the story. As I was reading the first story I was reminded of "The Little Prince" and then shortly thereafter there was a direct reference in the narrative to that classic. The author borrows bits from many other stories making it a charming mish
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A beautifully illustrated book of stories with fun interactive elements.
There's something that feels very classical about the way this book is written-- While the characters are charming, it feels like their personal growth and emotions are not the center of the story, but instead the main focus is on their adventures and the strange, exotic lands they explore. While reading, I was reminded in equal parts of Tintin and of the meandering bedtime stories my mom would tell me when I was little and ...more
There's something that feels very classical about the way this book is written-- While the characters are charming, it feels like their personal growth and emotions are not the center of the story, but instead the main focus is on their adventures and the strange, exotic lands they explore. While reading, I was reminded in equal parts of Tintin and of the meandering bedtime stories my mom would tell me when I was little and ...more
Cute, but not particularly amazing in my opinion. I feel like the whole princess don't go on adventures, princesses stay home and are obedient! isn't really shown in the book (unless you're looking at the back copy). This is a kid who likes to go on adventures, and that's fine, but I don't really feel like she's shown to be different (and that's fine, too!), despite what it says on the back cover. Anyway, illustrations are cute, and I guess it's cute how the reader gets included in the
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This is the first graphic novel in the Random House Graphic imprint debuting January 2020.
This book is actually 3 stories in 1! The style and some of the characters remind me of Kerascoet's work. This is like if Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann was made for kids and no one died haha. This graphic novel is also interactive and not just in a choose your own adventure type way but there are mini puzzles and mazes scattered throughout. They are few and far between and feel well thought-out.
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This book is actually 3 stories in 1! The style and some of the characters remind me of Kerascoet's work. This is like if Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann was made for kids and no one died haha. This graphic novel is also interactive and not just in a choose your own adventure type way but there are mini puzzles and mazes scattered throughout. They are few and far between and feel well thought-out.
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“The Runaway Princess” is a charming graphic novel for middle-grade readers. Princess Robin has a total of three extraordinary adventures in this book. She along with her four new friends will get to see the wildly fanciful Aquatic Circus, find themselves on the run from the Autumn Witch in the Kingdom of Darkness and finally end up stranded on an island where they’re aided by Professor Dandelion in escaping the clutches of a group of pirates. Winsomely illustrated with a briskly paced plot, it’
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Absolutely amazingly delightful! Middle grade Beautiful Darkness meets Over the Garden Wall with a heavy dose of Glister. Geniusly and perfecly interactive.
When I stole away from the sales floor for a quiet moment with our ARCs, my eyes struck upon the brilliant colors and fanciful cartooning of a comic album before finally settling on its title: The Runaway Princess. A princess with the same free spirit and rebellious nature as the titular character in The Paper Bag Princess? She was someone I could get behind.
Borrowing from the likes of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, writer and illustrator Johan Troïanowski ...more
Borrowing from the likes of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, writer and illustrator Johan Troïanowski ...more
DNF @ 19%
Perfect for fans of Phoebe and Her Unicorn? I think not. This is neither clever nor particularly entertaining. It's way too long, aimed at the wrong age group, and is so nonsensical (the queen freaking flies!) that it's hard to take seriously. The author obviously loves Lewis Carroll's work, and the homage to absurdity is clear. But if I'm reading a book where a princess supposedly upends social conventions and runs off to have her own adventure, I except more than the sexualizing of ...more
Perfect for fans of Phoebe and Her Unicorn? I think not. This is neither clever nor particularly entertaining. It's way too long, aimed at the wrong age group, and is so nonsensical (the queen freaking flies!) that it's hard to take seriously. The author obviously loves Lewis Carroll's work, and the homage to absurdity is clear. But if I'm reading a book where a princess supposedly upends social conventions and runs off to have her own adventure, I except more than the sexualizing of ...more
Jan 11, 2020
Barbara
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Shelves:
graphic-novels,
animals,
self-esteem,
families,
community,
friendship,
humor,
facing-fears,
explorers,
nature
This one is a 3.5 for me. I found it refreshingly original with a princess who heads off on her own adventures and saves herself rather than waiting for some prince to come along and do it for her. Originally published in French in three different books, this collection follows the curious Robin as she heads off on various adventures that the usual princesses would avoid. In the first story, because she takes a shortcut to the Aquatic Carnival, she meets four boys who've been abandoned in the
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There's simply too many adventures to stay at home all day! Princess Robin embarks on three different journeys in this translated graphic novel, each one more fanciful than the last with enchanting music, underground mazes, magical creatures, and more for an imaginative book. Readers will know what kind of book they're in for after turning the title page to see a cute surprise: the word "Princess" has already run away from the title!
Troïanowski cleverly incorporates traditional elements from ...more
Troïanowski cleverly incorporates traditional elements from ...more
Anarece 5 Stars
This 8-12 graphic novel works great for that age group. I finished this one in about 30 minutes or so. My favorite character was Robin because, she found the people and was smart enough to help them get our of the forest. This was a very fast paced story and I want to read more!
Christian 4 stars
Even though this book is made for girls I still liked it. I thought that the pictures were cute and the story was an easy read. I really loved that this book had mini activities through ...more
This 8-12 graphic novel works great for that age group. I finished this one in about 30 minutes or so. My favorite character was Robin because, she found the people and was smart enough to help them get our of the forest. This was a very fast paced story and I want to read more!
Christian 4 stars
Even though this book is made for girls I still liked it. I thought that the pictures were cute and the story was an easy read. I really loved that this book had mini activities through ...more
For a youngish middle grade or junior fiction reader, I'm guessing this would be an absolute delight. As a thirty-something, I enjoyed it thoroughly at least, even though there were certain elements (a maze you trace with your finger, or a "can you spot [x] in this crowd?" look-and-find activity, or a set of icy slides you must navigate before turning the page) that cropped up five or so times in this graphic novel that would indicate the target audience is somewhat younger than myself. That
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The Runaway Princess by Johan Troïanowski is a delight in so many ways. First of all, it is beautifully illustrated. The colors are so bright and fun and amplify the story. This is about a princess who both intentionally and accidentally finds adventures. What's really great is that there are opportunities built in for the readers to complete activities as part of the story. For a kid, this adds a layer of cool to the story. ...more
The Runaway Princess by Johan Troïanowski is a delight in so many ways. First of all, it is beautifully illustrated. The colors are so bright and fun and amplify the story. This is about a princess who both intentionally and accidentally finds adventures. What's really great is that there are opportunities built in for the readers to complete activities as part of the story. For a kid, this adds a layer of cool to the story. ...more
I had a book to review the other week that was for the very young, and which delighted me in the way you had to shake the book, turn it any which way, and generally goof about with it to have fun and allegedly to generate the story as you went along. It was a wonderful ten pages. This is the same, but padded out (and padded out… and padded out…) to almost three hundred. Three hundred not particularly attractive pages, featuring a boring princess character on her solo mission to go wherever she
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Thank you to RH Graphic for the ARC!
This book was adorable, and so much fun! I think the art was probably my favorite element, because it’s so colorful and really provides a strong sense of setting for the story.
Robin, the aforementioned princess of the title, finds herself getting lost over and over again (sometimes on purpose, sometimes not), and she ends up going on all kinds of adventures around her magical world. She meets new friends (and some enemies!), and also helps plenty of people ...more
This book was adorable, and so much fun! I think the art was probably my favorite element, because it’s so colorful and really provides a strong sense of setting for the story.
Robin, the aforementioned princess of the title, finds herself getting lost over and over again (sometimes on purpose, sometimes not), and she ends up going on all kinds of adventures around her magical world. She meets new friends (and some enemies!), and also helps plenty of people ...more
On one hand, this is kind of a fun read and the interactive elements are fun and unique. The art is kind of love it or hate it. It's colorful, but it's also very stylized, in an intentionally childish sort of way. But I don't get why this is a 300 page book. It seems this was originally published as three different graphic novels, and it probably should have been again. 300 pages can be a lot to ask from the target audience, especially when they stories don't really have much to do with each
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Run to the bookstore and pick up this utterly charming and oh-so lively, new graphic novel. THE RUNAWAY PRINCESS by Johan Troïanowski is an adorable romp through a magical, vivid world where imagination runs wild and anything is possible. Robin, a fiery, friendly, and curious princess seeks adventure beyond the castle walls and her escapades are full of whimsy, quirky characters, and peculiar yet gorgeous scenery. Troïanowski’s playful art is enhanced by a bright, welcoming color palette that
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Princess Robin runs away into the forest and meets orphan brothers Paul, Matt, Lee, and Omar. Together they share three adventures where they meet an ogre, an autumn witch, and pirates. The detailed comic panels are hand-drawn and painted in vibrant colors. The story is interactive, with pages that ask the reader to shake the book, find the way out of a maze in the forest, connect the dots to form a creature, or find one of the characters on a "Where’s Waldo" type page. It's almost like an
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So creative and charming! I didn't realize this comic was going to have interactive elements, and they're very fun (although the art was a bit too abstract on one, making it hard to solve. I would appreciate an answer key in the back.) The art is gorgeous; each page is totally engrossing. There's a kind of intense red/orange/yellow color palette that carries throughout, and there are lots of little details that make the world feel vibrant and immersive. A fantastic first offering from RG
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Feb 18, 2020
Erin
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
fantasy,
tween,
mid-elementary,
graphic-novel,
adventure,
fiction,
4th-wall,
princesses,
translated
Ridiculous, brightly-colored, with delightful adventures. Princess Robin attracts various adventures to strange and wonderful lands, meeting strange and wonderful creatures. Elements of Wonderland, Oz, and various other fantastical adventures stories appear here, but through it all Robin is brave and steadfast.
Includes some fun interactive elements, of a Press Here vibe, rarely seen in a book for this age group.
Includes some fun interactive elements, of a Press Here vibe, rarely seen in a book for this age group.
There are three delightful stories in The Runaway Princess-- Princess Robin goes on whimsical adventures, making unlikely friends (as well as enemies) and character traits in each of them that deeply remind me of the Moomins. The colors in the illustrations are astoundingly vibrant and gorgeous! These tales require a little help from the reader, too-- shaking the book, or shouting at Paul to get him to pay attention to his surroundings! I would love to see even more of Princess Robin's travels!
Princess Robin has a knack for wandering away from her castle into her whirlwind adventures. Robin doesn't act like other princesses who stay at home and follow the rules. Instead, she wants to go on adventures involving monsters, magical creatures, and pirates. Where will Robin go to next for her great adventure?
The graphic novel was a fun and entertaining read. I love the puzzles that were included in the book. I love that each adventure is whimsical and unpredictable. It's the perfect graphic ...more
The graphic novel was a fun and entertaining read. I love the puzzles that were included in the book. I love that each adventure is whimsical and unpredictable. It's the perfect graphic ...more
Love this little story! A little pricess wants to have an adventure so she runs away and encounters all sorts fun and fantastical people and things. I love the colors in the illustrations; so bright! I am sure kids 2nd through 7th grade will enjoy the adventure. Maybe everyone who's a child at heart will enjoy it, actually. I wish I could run away to a world like this! great story I love the addition of little games embedded in the story. I bet kids will enjoy it, too.
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Follow the feisty Princess Robin and her friends as they embark on epic adventures journeying to the Aquatic Carnival, escaping the Kingdom of Darkness, and saving the Island of Doodlers from mad pirates! This imaginative and beautifully illustrated graphic novel has awesome interactive elements that invite readers to participate in the action by turning and shaking the book, solving mazes and puzzles, and connecting dots!
Based on the size, you might think that this graphic novel is for older kids. Based on the content, though, I think it will most amusing for younger graphic novel readers. The book has the reader interact (turn the book, shake the book, etc.) as well as solve mini-puzzles such as mazes. I don't think my older graphic novel readers would be very amused by some of this (although one of the puzzles is super tough.) The story is quite cute, and the characters are entertaining.
I won an ARC of this book and I just loved it. The illustrations are bright, colorful and brilliant. The stories follow Princess Robin and her adventures. Meeting new kids, dark woods, a girl who lives in a pumpkin, flying boats and so much more. I highly recommend this book as it has a place on my forever shelf.
Jan 30, 2020
Sarah Johnson
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review of another edition
Shelves:
childrens-books,
graphic-novel
Interactive graphic novel with a lot of adventure. The reader becomes part of the story by helping the characters through mazes, a dot to dot and holding the book in different ways to move the plot forward.
I love the artwork and sense of whimsy in this book. The three stories are excellent and very fun to read. I particularly loved the reader participation parts and puzzles. All around it’s a really fun book and a joy to read.
Princess Robin goes on endless adventures traveling through the magical landscape of her country and meeting new friends along the way. I love how Troïanowski makes you feel like you’re part of the adventure and aiding the Princess along the way with interactive puzzles and activities.
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