The Mammoth Adventure

by Philippa Gregory, Chris Chatterton (Illustrator)

Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she’s no ordinary princess… This third volume in THE PRINCESS RULES series sees the feisty princess take her baby brother and best friend, Bennett, on another round of adventures together. Can they rescue their new-found friend the sea serpent from a travelling circus? And hold back the pirate, Five-fathom Freida. Or will Florizella’s worst fairygodmother prove that in a fairytale world, you really do have to be careful what you wish for?…

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy

288 pages, Paperback

Published May 3, 2022

About the author

DR PHILIPPA GREGORY studied history at the University of Sussex and was awarded a PhD by the University of Edinburgh where she is a Regent and was made Alumna of the Year in 2009. She holds an honorary degree from Teesside University, and is a fellow of the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff. Philippa is a member of the Society of Authors and in 2016, was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Historical Fiction Award by the Historical Writers’ Association. In 2018, she was awarded an Honorary Platinum Award by Neilsen for achieving significant lifetime sales across her entire book output. In 2021, she was awarded a CBE for services to literature and to her charity Gardens for the Gambia. and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

She welcomes visitors to her site www.PhilippaGregory.com.

Philippa's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/PhilippaGregoryOfficial

Reviews

[Ioana]

"Regulile Prințesei. Aventura cu Mamutul" de Philippa Gregory (trad. Alexandru Botea) continuă peripețiile Prințesei Florizella, a fratelui ei mai mic și a prietenului lor cel mai bun 👑 Prietenia dintre Mamut și Șarpele Mării, dar și planul malefic al piratei Frieda Cinci-Stânjenit, acestea sunt temele principale ale romanului plin de aventură, distracție și lecții de viață perfect pentru toți copiii curioși 🦣 Mai multe despre carte am scris într-un articol publicat pe blog ✍️
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"Măcar nu-ți dorești pace în lume, spuse Zâna Zata indignată. Nu suport când cineva face asta. Le tot zic tuturor că mai bine pui mâna și treci la fapte decât să aștepți să-ți pice pacea din cer."

[Diana N.]

This is a fun princess tale that is perfect for elementary school age children.

My 3rd grade daughter read this book and really liked that there were two seperate stories. She also loved the characters and thought "Bear" was hilarious.

The illustrations are fantastic and added some additional humor to the book. We are excited to read more books in this series!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing a copy of this ARC for an honest review.

[Larissa]

Princess Florizella is back at it again. New adventures await with some old friends. Within this book you will find two daring adventures, one about true friendship and another about embracing who you are and appreciating what you have. In our first tale sea serpent decides that living in the palace moat is not right for him so he goes off to join the circus. Will the circus be the right fit for our princess eating friend, or will they learn that true friendship and love a re more important? In our second tale a daring pirate is out to get everything that Princess Florizella has. Can Florizella teach Five-fathom Freida that wanting what others have doesn't always turn out how you think it will or will Freida become the new princess?

Philippa Gregory is just such a fun author and I love that she has created a princess that is timeless. One that stands on her own and doesn't accept the normal rules that one would think apply to a princess. The just like the other two books in this series Philippa once more uses fantastic morals that really can be applied in anyone's life. And the fact that they are approached with daring adventures attached to them just make them more interesting and easier for kids to dive into. I am excited to recommend this book to adventure readers in the new year.

Thank you so much to Harper 360 and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy.

[Jessica]

I thoroughly enjoy Philippa Gregory's Tudor novels and was very excited when I found out she has written children's novels. THE MAMMOTH ADVENTURE is the third in THE PRINCESS RULES series that follows Princess Florizella and some of her friends.

Gregory brings readers along on daring adventures as Princess Florizella learns about true friendship and how to embrace who you are and what you have. Gregory has created a true heroine in Princess Florizella and a wonderful character for young readers and young girls to embrace and look up to. Gregory uses adventures to engage the reader and peppers in morals so children learn while having fun.

I am excited to read all of THE PRINCESS RULES books as my children grow up and watch them light up as they read about the strong, independent, Princess Florizella, who does not accept the 'rules' others try to apply to what it means to be a princess.

Thank you @netgalley and @harper360 for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

5/5 ⭐️

[Jenna Alcock]

more fun little stories.

[KatieK]

Again didn't enjoy this as much as the 1st book