Eight princesses and a magic mirror / Natasha Farrant ; illustrated by Lydia Corry.

'Mirror, mirror on the wall... what makes a princess excellent?' The enchantress's mirror travels through time, from east to west, to find the answer. Reflected in it are princesses who refuse to be pretty, polite or obedient. These are girls determined to do the rescuing themselves. The Arabian princess of the desert protects her people from the king with the black and gold banner. The forest princess takes a crocodile for a pet. An island princess explores the high seas. A mountain princess puts kindness above being royal. And in a tower-block, Princess saves her precious community garden from the hands of greedy urban developers.