
As babies, Gwendolyn was cursed, destined to prick her finger on a spinning wheel upon turning sixteen.

The novel revolves around Princess Annie, the younger sister of Crown Princess Gwendolyn. I think it’s my favorite book yet by Baker, who wrote the Tales of the Frog Princess series (the first novel was the inspiration for Disney’s The Princess and the Frog). With all this talk lately regarding the merits of fractured fairy tales, sometimes it’s nice to just sit back and enjoy a sugar-spun story.

This is a favorite middle-grade retelling of mine, and I thought it would be fun to introduce it to you if you haven't yet heard about it or picked it up!
