The Lighthouse Princess
Susan Wardell & Rose Northey
The 2021 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award-winning picture book is a delightful contemporary fairytale about an independent princess, who looks after a very special lighthouse lamp, fishes off the balcony and goes swimming with seals.
A vibrant modern fairytale about a lighthouse-keeper princess who rescues a boy in a storm – winner, Storylines Gavin Bishop Award 2021.
"Do you need rescuing from this tower?" he asked her.
"No," she said, "I like it here."
The Lighthouse Princess is almostperfectly happy. She takes care of the light that keeps ships at sea safe, catches fish off the balcony and swims with penguins and seals.
But one day, a little fishing boat with green sails sets out just as a storm blows up...
Poet Susan Wardell's debut picture book is a celebration of independence and friendship, with magical and award-winning illustrations by Rose Northey, recipient of the Storylines Gavin Bishop Award 2021.
ISBN: 9780143775638
Published: 29 March 2022
Imprint: Picture Puffin
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
RRP: $19.99
