The Runaway Princess

The Runaway Princess
By Johan Troïanowski
RH Graphic, an imprint of Randon House Children’s Books, 2020. 265 p.

Robin is a princess who has three adventures in this delightful comic. In the first adventure Robin goes off and runs away to find a carnival (and of course along the way meets some good friends). In the second adventure she goes away even though she didn’t want to—and is actually lured away by someone who puts a spell on her. The third adventure is also not her fault, she goes away due to the weather. However, in all three adventures Robin and her friends are charming and readers will enjoy seeing what she is up to next. One of my favorite parts about this comic is that there are pages where the readers must do things to help Robin and her friends (or often to save Robin and her friends). Whether it is to turn the book sideways to shake it, to think through mazes to get the friends to safety, or to solve a puzzle to see what island the pirates go to, there is always something for readers to interact with. This is a fun graphic novel for those young readers who like princesses and adventure and think that the two subjects go together nicely.

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