This comic cautionary tale is the perfect picture book for pampered princesses everywhere.

Princess Ruby really is a horrid child. She is the most spoilt princess you could ever meet, and demands more and more birthday presents until the palace literally bulges at the seams. Was there ever a more selfish princess? But when the palace and gifts collapse upon the poor king, the tiny tyrant gets more than she bargained for and swiftly realises that she has overlooked the most precious thing of all . . . her father's love. Luckily for Ruby, it's never too late to make amends and show someone how much you care.

This funny rhyming story by award-winning author Caryl Hart is perfect for princesses (and princes) who don't want to conform to type .

And there's more! If you like Caryl Hart's and Sarah Warburton's witty and warm stories, there's a whole series of books to discover about princesses who are definitely NOT princessy. Try The Princess and the Christmas Rescue, The Princess and the Giant, The Princess and the Presents and The Princess and the Pea.

Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording - just scan the QR code and listen along!

About the Author

Caryl Hart (Author)
Caryl Hart is an award-winning children's author who writes picture books and young fiction. She runs creative literacy workshops for schools, libraries, communities and festivals. The Girl who Planted Trees won Teach Early Years Best Picture Book Award 2022 and was chosen as one of the best books of 2022 by the Children's Laureate, Joseph Coelho.

Meet the Oceans was one of Waterstones' Best Books for Babies & Toddlers 2021 and Books for Topics' Best EYFS Curriculum Support 2021, and Girls Can Do Anything was shortlisted for the Independent Bookshop Week Book Award 2019.

Her best-selling Princess series has sold over a quarter of a million copies, and her books are published in numerous languages all over the world.


Caryl lives in Sheffield with her family and loves walking in the hills, cycling and wild swimming.

Sarah Warburton (Illustrator)
Sarah grew up in Anglesey, North Wales. She studied illustration at the University of the West of England, in Bristol, and hasn't looked back since. Sarah has created many books, working for a large variety of publishers, including illustrating the Rumblewick series, which has sold worldwide and is under movie option with DreamWorks. Her Princess series, written by Caryl Hart, has sold over 220,000 copies worldwide. Sarah lives in Bristol with her husband, two children and a grumpy guinea pig.

Book Information
ISBN 9780857633026
Author Caryl Hart
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Nosy Crow Ltd
Publisher Nosy Crow Ltd
Weight(grams) 235g
Dimensions(mm) 290mm * 250mm * 5mm