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 Shark Princess (Shark Princess)
 Author: Chanani, Nidhi

 Publisher:  Viking (2022)

 Dewey: 741.5
 Classification: Nonfiction
 Physical Description: 74 p., col. ill., 21 cm

 BTSB No: 205850 ISBN: 9780593464601
 Ages: 5-7 Grades: K-2

 Subjects:
 Sharks -- Fiction
 Princesses -- Fiction
 Friendship -- Fiction
 Graphic novels

Price: $19.08

Summary:
Meet Kitana, a Shark Princess and the first of her kind. Her allergy-ridden best friend, Mack, wants to be one too, but he worries that his sharp teeth and big sneezes make him too dangerous to be a princess. When they go exploring a sunken ship together, Mack ends up saving the day. In graphic novel format.

 Illustrator: Kramer, Elizabeth

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (09/01/22)
   Booklist (07/01/22)
 The Hornbook (00/01/23)

Full Text Reviews:

Booklist - 07/01/2022 Kitana is a whale shark and, as she proudly declares, the first-ever shark princess. Her buddy Mack, a less-than-scary mako shark with sneezing allergies, would love to be a shark princess, too, but is scared he isn’t cut out for the job. But Kitana explains that her princess status is self-appointed, and no squidding, anyfish can be a princess; your life is your story and you decide. So together the two shark princesses explore shipwrecks, play The Kelp is Lava, and celebrate together what makes them unique. The story is overt in its message of self-love, and the digitally rendered artwork is clean and simple with calming washes of ocean blue and scattered bursts of fun color. There is some cute sea-themed pun-play tucked throughout the text, Mack’s character provides a sweet and accepting notion that boys can be princesses too, and the back matter is terrifically packed with everything from whale shark facts and drawing tutorials to hide-and-sea games. It’s a wholesome addition to the growing collection of early graphic novels for beginning readers. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.

Booklist - 07/01/2022 - Copyright 2022 Booklist.

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