Review by Booklist Review
Princess Magnolia and her unicorn, Frimplepants, are on their way to brunch when her monster alarm rings, demanding help from her crime-fighting alter ego, the Princess in Black. Their friend Duff (the goat boy) needs help battling an invasion of cute bunnies that are eating all his goats' grass. Unfortunately, the PIB can't see beyond their adorable fluffiness, so she delays her response until Duff points to one of the evil lapins chomping on his goat's horn. But by then the horde's numbers are too great for the PIB's ninjaesque efforts to have any effect. It takes the persuasive talents of her faithful steed Blacky (who understands and speaks the language of Cuteness) to convince the ravenous rabbits to return to Monster Land. As in the earlier titles, Pham's watercolor-and-ink illustrations add to the humor by playing with the stereotypes the text exposes. It's also nice to see Blacky's considerable skills on display. This third series installment is sure to be popular.--Weisman, Kay Copyright 2015 Booklist
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Review by Horn Book Review
The monster-fighting princess returns in two early chapter books. In Horde, the princess laughs off the threat of a pasture full of bunnies--until the cute, ravenous critters threaten to eat her. Vacation introduces new hero Goat Avenger and sends the overworked princess to take some time off. Both installments feature lighthearted illustrations and satisfying, funny adventures. [Review covers these titles: The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation and The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde.] (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
The Princess in Black's cutest adventure yetno, really, the monsters are deceptively cute. While Princess Magnolia and unicorn Frimplepants are on their way to a much anticipated brunch with Princess Sneezewort, Magnolia's monster alarm goes off, forcing an emergency costume change on her and Frimplepants to become the Princess in Black and her faithful steed, Blacky. They rush to rescue goat boy Duff, hoping to save the day in time for doughnuts. However, when they arrive, instead of monsters they see a field full of adorable bunnies. Pham's illustrations give the bunnies wide-eyed innocence and little puffballs on the tips of their ears. Duff tries to explain that they're menaces from Monster Land that eat everything (all the grass, a tree, a goat's horn), but the Princess has trouble imagining that monsters might come in such a cute package. By the time she does, there are too many to fight! Humor comes from the juxtaposed danger and adorableness. Just when the bunnies decide to eat the Princess, Blackywho, as Frimplepants, is fluent in Cutenesscommunicates that she's not food and persuades the bunnies to return to Monster Land. While Princess Magnolia and Frimplepants are too late for brunch, Princess Sneezewort gets the consolation prize of lunch with the Princess in Black and Blacky. While not exactly novel, it's well-executed and very funny. (Fantasy. 5-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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