What do you think of when you imagine a princess? Perhaps, it’s the type of young woman we encounter in Disney movies, the kind we see little girls dressed up as at themed birthday parties — beautiful, accomplished, vulnerable, compassionate, and usually, draped in flouncy, pink attire. But in the world of children’s books, a seismic shift is underway. ‘Pink princesses’ are being elbowed out of the way by sisters who go by the name ‘Princess’, but wear black, slay dragons, choose their own partners and friends, and trample gender norms in their wake.

Girls To The Rescue