Super short but still emotional and cute. This story didn't need too much text or too many pages to get the message through, and I loved it for it.
The art is beautiful and it's very original with the rock Princess and the rock maybe somewhat evil queen. It was very fun!

This was everything I needed! It was fun and uplifting, which is the perfect combination for children books. I absolutely adored the whimsical and messy setting! I also loved how the villain was just born out of miscommunication. 'The Princess Who Saved Herself' tells us that communication and awareness of ones surroundings is important. Overall this was a sweet book perfect for Fancy Nancy or Pinkalicious fans!

This story is RAD,
Giving it a chance, makes me GLAD.
It's fun, it's LIGHT,
And not a single FRIGHT
Glory is a confident LEAD,
This book was a really great READ.

That said, this was such a fun story to read. Very short kids book, clocking in around 40 pages. Main character is a joy to fall for. This brought a smile to my face and a difference in my day.

**Thank you to KaBOOM! and Netgally for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.**

This book was ADORABLE! It follows a little princess who loves playing on the guitar, and a wicked witch who tries to stop her from playing. I loved the tropes this book subverted, and it was so gorgeously illustrated. I really can't gush about or recommend it enough. The cadence of the rhyme was lovely, and I loved the pacing and the ending! This instantly became one of my favorites, and even at 20 I would buy this for myself!

The art is expressive and colorful and the story is highly enjoyable! This would be a fun read-aloud for the right age group. It was certainly a fun solo read!

This read more like a longer picture book than a comic book. I enjoyed the rhyming text and the story was cute and fun. The art is really colorful, detailed, and fun as well. I think this would actually make a good read-aloud for older children.

The Princess Who Saved Herself is a picture book about a princess who likes to play rock and roll on her electric guitar all day and night, to the Evil Queen's dismay. The Queen repeatedly tries to send her minions to poop on the Princess's party, but each time it ends up going horribly wrong! The artwork is pretty cute and it has a sweet ending with a positive and empowering message. The illustrations of the adorable bee made me smile most of all. At times I felt the rhyme scheme was a little awkward, and I think this story could easily have been longer and in the form of a graphic novel for middle grade readers as well, I really would have liked to see more of the Princess's world. I definitely think if you have a kiddo who is into princesses, music, or both, they will enjoy reading this story with you! The book is also apparently based off of/inspired by the song The Princess Who Saved Herself by Jonathan Coulton which would be really fun to listen to with your kiddo as well!

Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.

This children's book is inspired by a song by Jonathan Coulton. It reinvents the princess myth. The art is adorable and the story is a lot of fun. I am a fan of Jonathon Coulton but I am not sure what song this book is referencing. I think kids will get a big kick out of the story and I will be adding it to my classroom library to read to my middle schoolers.

this was cute. I liked the art work. There wasn't much of a story and I saw the ending coming right away. But I can see the right little kid loving this book about a child guitar player.

This is a cute little story. The art is fun and charming. The plot will definitely appeal to kids that like music.

More of a picture book than a graphic novel, The Princess Who Saved Herself is adorable. With bright and fun illustrations and a whimsical story along with a pet snake, a giant bee, and a blue dragon, sometimes the villain isn't always evil. Sometimes people just need better communication. And sitting around with friends at a campfire and hugs make everything better.

I would love to see this turned into a longer story or series.

***Thank you to KaBOOM and Netgalley for the review copy.***

Glory the princess lives all alone with only her pet snake and her guitar for company. For some strange reason, the Queen, who is also a witch and stays in a separate location, finds her guitar playing obnoxious and keeps thinking of ways to stop Glory’s music. Unlike in typical books, the pair decide to talk out the issues after some initial tussles and come to a nice reconciliation.

I expected to be more impressed by this book because of that awesome title and cool cover. It was certainly nice in terms of its story. The message comes out quite clearly that we need through communicate through our problems for a mutual understanding and resolution rather than steeping in anger silently or trying to take vengeful action. But the way the story progressed wasn’t impressive. I would have loved it if the narration would have been done in prose rather than rhythmic verse, which wasn’t even rhythmic in many cases.

The illustrations are truly outstanding in the book. I especially loved the way the queen was drawn in a completely non-traditional look.

All in all, it is a very different story, but it didn’t “rock” my world as much as I had wanted it to.

Thank you, NetGalley and BOOM! Studios, for the Advanced Review Copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This was incredibly cute! I loved this twist on a princess story. I think little girls will love this and I know I would’ve loved it when I was little! The art was also very cute! Would definitely recommend to anyone with young kids!

The Princess Who Saved Herself is a stunning new take on a princess story. I love that the story revolves around a princess with an awesome name I might add, who basically keeps saving the day just by being herself. It also tackles emotions and how sometimes maybe we’re just misunderstanding a situation. The artwork was cute and fun as well, this story is great for children of all ages and I highly recommend it, my daughter loved it!

Thank you to NetGalley and BOOM! Studios for the arc of The Princess Who Saved Herself.

Gloria Cheng Epstein Takahara de la Garza Champion is a princess who lives with her pet snake in a pink and purple castle where no one ever tells her what to do. She does many different things but mostly she plays guitar.

The rhyme scheme created by Pak will soon have you nodding along as you read this magical children's story. As Glory continues to play her guitar and annoy the evil queen who lives close by the evil queen eventually sends creatures to stop Glory. Glory quickly defeats all these creatures but eventually she is needed to save the evil queen when the queen's dragon sets her forest on fire. The princess quickly saves the day and the two reconcile through a tuned guitar and the magic of music. The story ends by telling children that Glory, with her very long and inclusive name, may just be them instead.

This is a great beginners graphic that has a positive message to send to children of any age or gender.

The Princess Who Saved Herself by Greg Pak is a graphic novel for children. It is based on the classic Jonathan Coulton song “The Princess Who Saved Herself”

This is the story of little princess Gloria who lives in a castle and plays guitar all the time. Her non-stop guitar playing irritates a wicked witch queen who lives nearby. The witch tries to scare away the little princess by sending bees and dragons to stop her from playing the guitar. But her evil plans fail every time, and Gloria wins over her enemies with honesty, love and kindness. Ultimately, she saves the witch from an accident and the two become friends.

The illustrations by Takeshi Miyazawa are just gorgeous. Gloria in her ripped jean, hoodie and crown is unlike the typical princess of fairy tales.

Also, the story is a twist to the classic children’s fairy tale. There isn’t a prince coming to save the damsel in distress, but the princess saves herself and even the witch who wished her harm. I loved the message of empowerment and self-reliance, which is being conveyed.

The narrative is as rhyming stanzas. Though it is off in certain places, it doesn’t negatively affect the reading experience.

Modern relatable characters, simple vocabulary, easy to read, cool pictures, and a wonderful message–overall, an excellent graphic novel which children are sure to enjoy.

I received an eArk via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a fun picture book, that definitely had a comic feel to it. There’s a little Princess but she’s not the standard— she wears what she wants, she makes friends with bugs, and more than anything... she loves to play her red guitar.
I think this could be a fun story time book for a lot of kids, but especially anyone whose parents (or maybe the kid!) fall outside the norm.
The art is bright and attention-grabbing.

Very short (44 pages on the eARC) adaptation of the excellent Jonathan Coulton song, "The Princess Who Saved Herself." The graphic novel varies somewhat from the source text, adding a bee-monster and transforming the green-skinned witch into a punk-goth witch queen whose primary objection to the Princess is that she constantly and loudly plays an out of tune guitar. The song's positive message carries through however, as does the happy ending conclusion. Great for young girls and Coulton fans of all ages and genders.

LOVED THIS. The ending was a bit weird and rushed but I loved the idea and the storyline. It was sweet and fun. I do think the ending could have been a bit better but overall it was great.

I’m inclined to agree with other reviews about this being a good graphic novel for kids younger than 10. It’s short and has a simple plot and words, the illustrations really popped too. It’s a lovely story about empowerment.