Ten Little Princesses

Count down from ten princesses to one with help from charming princes, adorable ponies, and a fairy godmother!

Ten little princesses, going to the ball,
Trotting on their ponies, past the castle wall.

Ten little princesses are all dressed up and excited for the special ball. But on their journey there, they run into all sorts of trouble, from a wicked witch and a spooky forest to a hungry giant and a fire-breathing dragon! How will these princesses ever get to the ball on time?

Get your magic wand and glass slippers ready because with plenty of magical things to count on every page, this bouncing rhyming story will have your little one wanting to read it again and again!

Mike Brownlow is a best-selling writer and illustrator of books for children. These include the hugely popular Ten Little series, illustrated by Simon Rickerty. One of the first books he created was Little Robots, which was subsequently developed into a much-loved animated TV, shown in the UK and more than 70 other countries. Mike lives in Somerset, UK with his wife. They have three grown-up daughters and a clutch of grandchildren.

Simon Rickerty has written and illustrated many picture books for children, including Crayon and The Peanut, and illustrated others, including I Don’t Want to Be a Pea! and I Am Not a Copycat! He has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. He has a degree in art and design from the London College of Communication and earned a master’s degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art. He lives in rural Bedfordshire, UK.