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A Royal Easter Story

Jacqueline Kinney Johnson author Jeanna Young author Omar Aranda illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Zondervan

Published:11th Feb '16

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A Royal Easter Story cover

Is your child a fan of princesses and fairy tales? Join princesses Joy, Grace, Faith, Charity, and Hope in this Easter adventure story in the Princess Parable series, where the sisters meet five young knights. As the princesses journey through a scary storm toward their Easter feast, young readers ages 4-8 will learn that we can always trust in God, no matter what.

In A Royal Easter Story, princesses Joy, Grace, Faith, Charity, and Hope are busy with preparations for the annual Easter celebration. Then in ride five new friends: young knights who are as spirited as the princesses. A challenge is presented, and the princesses and knights decide to race to the neighboring village where the annual Easter celebration and feast will be held. Along the way, the princesses must weather a scary storm and rescue another new friend. But in the end the lesson is clear … trust in the Lord and his love and you can overcome any obstacle.

The Royal Easter Story:

  • Includes beautiful full-color illustrations
  • Is based on the Scripture found in Luke 11:9-13
  • Has a front cover featuring lots of holiday glitter
  • Includes five brave knights as part of the action, making it ideal for girls and boys who love castles and fairy tale adventures

If you enjoy A Royal Easter Story, check out other titles in the Princess Parables series: A Royal Christmas to Remember, Princess Charity’s Courageous Heart, Princess Joy’s Birthday Blessing, Princess Grace and the Little Lost Kitten, Princess Hope and the Hidden Treasure, and Princess Faith’s Mysterious Garden.

In this addition to the Princess Parable series, princesses Joy, Grace, Faith, Charity, and Hope prepare for their annual Easter pilgrimage and jubilee, during which they will deliver a cross, gifts, and decorations to townspeople “as we remember all that Jesus has done for us.” When the princesses find a lost child during a storm, they pray to God to help guide their caravan through the rain. Tiaras and dresses unspoiled, the princesses safely arrive and reunite the child with her mother. Aranda’s doe-eyed princesses---white-skinned, slender, and virtually identical---are rendered in a generic Disney-lite style, but despite a few inelegant phrases (“a frantic yet joyful-looking mother came running toward them”), Young and Johnson’s story provides an effective framework for discussions about service to others. Ages 4–8. (Jan.) * Publishers Weekly *

ISBN: 9780310748700

Dimensions: 238mm x 238mm x 7mm

Weight: 371g

32 pages