The Heros Guide to Saving Your Kingd..., Christopher Healy
The Heros Guide to Saving Your Kingd..., Christopher Healy
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The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

Author: Christopher Healy

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Unabridged: 9 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2012

Synopsis

Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You’ve never heard of them, have you? These are the princes who saved Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel, respectively, and yet, thanks to those lousy bards who wrote the tales, you likely know them only as Prince Charming. But all of this is about to change.Rejected by their princesses and cast out of their castles, the princes stumble upon an evil plot that could endanger each of their kingdoms. Now it’s up to them to triumph over their various shortcomings, take on trolls, bandits, dragons, witches, and other assorted terrors, and become the heroes no one ever thought they could be.Christopher Healy’s Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom is a completely original take on the world of fairy tales, the truth about what happens after “happily ever after.” It’s a must-have for middle grade readers who enjoy their fantasy adventures mixed with the humor of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. Witty black-and-white drawings by Todd Harris add to the fun.

About Christopher Healy

Christopher Healy is the author of No One Leaves the Castle as well as the Hero’s Guide series, whose first book, The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, was a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice. Before becoming a writer, he worked as an actor, an ad copywriter, a toy store display designer, a fact-checker, a dishwasher, a journalist, a costume shop clothing stitcher, a children’s entertainment reviewer, and a haunted house zombie. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two children, and a dog named Duncan. You can visit him online at christopherhealy.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on February 05, 2018

I thought this was cute. None of my kids wanted to touch it due to the length and the fact that none of them ever really liked fairytales or books about princes/princesses. If your kids like those things, you may have better luck than I did. Original review 2102 (view spoiler)[Edit: I have no idea why this review gets (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on May 24, 2013

For some reason, the cover of this book didn't immediately grab me. And the premise seemed a little too "wink wink nudge nudge see what I did there." But after having so many friends recommend this book, I just had to try it. LAUGHED SO HARD. This is an absolutely hilarious look at what life is like f......more

Goodreads review by Nafiza on November 17, 2015

What can I say about this novel that will properly convey to you how much I enjoyed it? I love fairy tales; they rock my world. I’ve studied them, wrote academic papers on them, retold them in my own words and so on. I find them to be fantastically illuminating on the goals of a patriarchal society......more

Goodreads review by Dave on June 28, 2016

Hilarious book, just hilarious! Listened to this on a road trip to Wisconsin to visit the wife's 96 year old great aunt. Had never heard of it and was not looking forward to it, so I was surprised at how many times I actually laughed aloud, and loudly! This book is directed to tweens, which the car......more

Goodreads review by Barb on May 23, 2013

Looney Tunes meets the League of Princes Charming (and that isn't a typo). This book reminded me of the cartoons I grew up with the slapstick characters, distinct voices, and nonstop gags. This fractured fairy tale begins with a bang painting the character of Prince Frederic as pompous and fearful a......more

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