The Princess and the Prick by Walburga Appleseed

The Princess and the Prick by Walburga AppleseedFamiliar fables are turned on their heads as your beloved heroines finally have their say. In a similar vein to the Ladybird for Grown Ups and Enid Blyton spoof series, The Princess and the Prick flips fairy tales, nursery rhymes and children's books on their head. Retold through a feminist lens as one liners, verses and rhyming couplets, and highlighting the sexism endemic in stories we grew up with, these classic tales will never be read in the same

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