Good Night, Princess Pruney Toes

by Lisa McCourt, Cyd Moore

With the help of her loyal subject, Sir Daddy, a young girl pretends to be a princess as she gets ready for bed, in a delightful bedtime tale by the creators of I Love You, Stinky Face.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Family

32 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1999

About the author

Lisa McCourt is the author of Free Your Joy: The 12 Keys to Sustainable Happiness, as well as dozens of other books about love and joy that have together sold over 9 million copies.
She's also host of the popular Joy Zone podcast and Founder of Joy School, where she's taught the secrets of joy for over two decades to thousands of learners.
Incorporating the techniques Lisa has gathered from studying with and writing for many of the biggest names in the transformation world, her trainings provide the most effective, streamlined processes available for accessing and maintaining consistent, authentic joy and inner peace—processes backed by hundreds of scientific studies demonstrating substantial increases in health, cognitive function, self-esteem, stress-reduction, and emotional competence.
Lisa's joyful passion for the power of words has propelled a diverse publishing career studded with industry awards, starred reviews, international honors, and mega-sales.
If you have kids, you might have read them I Love You Stinky Face, her longstanding bestseller that Publishers Weekly called a “modern classic,” heralded for helping parents raise unconditionally loved humans who feel secure and cherished exactly as they are. Under her own name, Lisa has penned over forty books for adults and children in addition to collaborating with industry leaders such as Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, James Van Praagh, and Sunny Dawn Johnston.
In addition to having sold over 9 million copies, her books have earned over 10,000 glowing Amazon reviews. Published by Hay House, Scholastic, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, McGraw Hill, Hierophant, HCI/Simon & Schuster, and others, her books have won publishing awards, been featured on Lifetime TV, CNN, and PBS, garnered praise from over 200 publication reviewers, and been translated into 11 languages.
On the secret side of Lisa's publishing path, she's been the silent ghostwriter for many prominent thought-leaders, from New York Times bestselling authors to Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Hollywood stars. Her clients have appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America, Saturday Night Live, The Dr. Oz Show, ABC’s 20/20, The View, The TODAY Show, Dr. Phil, The Doctors, and The Nancy Grace Show.
When she's not teaching through her online Joy School or through one of her many collaborative projects, Lisa enjoys time in nature with her husband and daughters, singing in Michael Beckwith’s Agape Center Global Choir, and serving her community as President of her local PFLAG chapter. She's always on the lookout for new opportunities to contribute to the elevation of love and joy for all humans.

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 5 out of 5]

We first found this on Tumblebooks and our girls just loved it. They wanted to hear it over and over again. They just couldn't get enough of it. One of our absolute favorites...

December 2015 update: I borrowed the hardcover edition from the library to share with my visiting brother-in-law and his two-year-old daughter. I had hoped that they would fall in love with this tale as much as we did.

After rereading the story, I was a tiny bit disappointed. The book just doesn't hold a candle to the narrated, almost animated Tumblebooks version. It's still a wonderful tale about a father-daughter bond, but I like the online version much, much better.

[Sarah Limb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this story. It was cute to see a sweet relationship between a little girl and her dad. I especially liked how he made a bedtime routine fun and magical. I didn’t LOVE this story, which is why I didn’t give it the 5 stars.

[Beth (FebruaryFilly) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Daddy-daughter; bathtime

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

After playing in the bath for a while, she stuck her toes up in the air so Daddy could see how shriveled and wrinkly they were. “Time to dry off, Princess Pruney Toes,” said Daddy. She liked the sound of that so off she went to her room to find her crown. Princess Pruney Toes was dried off by Sir Daddy. Then Daddy starts to fix her a bedtime snack, but princesses don’t eat bananas! When Daddy asks what princesses eat, Princess Pruney Toes responds with, “Princesses eat snacks that are shaped liked stars….or snacks that with magic spices in them…or snacks that are really, really good, like ice cream.” Daddy fixes her a magical bedtime snack then flies her off to the bathroom to brush her teeth. As they get to her room, Princess Pruney Toes wishes on the moon. When she tells her Daddy what she wished for, he grants her wish. “ To be your most special and favorite girl forever!”

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

I originally checked this book out from the library for Ava, who was 3 at the time. It quickly became her favorite book, and soon became mine. The affectionate banter between the young heroine, Princess Pruney Toes (so dubbed due to the phenomenon caused by oversoaking in the bath) and her father, Sir Daddy, as she gets ready for bed is fun to read, especially outloud: Princess: "Will SOMEONE please defend my most delicious snack from the kingdom's greedy dragon? (the family dog)"
Sir Daddy: "I shall banish the dragon from the royal kitchen, your highness."

A perfect bedtime story for little princesses everywhere!

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't help but to smile with each page turn while reading this book. I am such a daddy's girl and this book does a great job of spotlighting a beautiful father-daughter relationship. The adjectives and wittiness of Princess Pruney Toes' father is refreshing. This book would be a good read for children living in single parent house holds, especially if said parent is the father. Their interaction is positive with a great dose of childish charm.

[Sarah Kasper · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be a great book to share when teaching students about text. This story uses text in interesting ways. When the little girl is talking, the text is portrayed in a specific way, this is the same for when the Dad is talking. So when students read the book, they can tell which character is speaking. I would have students explore writing this way by having them write there own stories in which the text is different for different characters.

[Caroline Barnett]

This is such a cute book. Every Dad and daughter pair should have this book. In the classroom I would use this book to work with text, in a writing workshop. Throughout the book when the princess is talking the text is curvy and colorful, letting the reader know which character is talking. This book is very colorful and is a fun read!

[Universitybabe · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty good bedtime story but the kids didn't fall in love with anything about it. They had us read it several times more because it was new than because they really liked it. Their idea of a princess is cinderella--not a spoiled kids who's dad over induldges

[Nia King · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the cutest book for princesses and daddy's. An ordinary night of taking a bath and preparing for bed turns into an extraordinary event and lots of fun with dad. This book has a great deal of challenging vocabulary and is good to introduce new words.

[Becky Carleton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love all of the books by author Lisa McCourt and illustrator Cyd Moore. In this one a little girl and her daddy pretend she is a princess getting ready for bed. A clever and sweet celebration of playful imagination.

[Lacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute bedtime story for dads and their daughters. I wish my husband could have read it to her but sadly he is off training for military. Might have to borrow this again from the library so he can read it to her at a later date. Very cute illustrations too.

[Alyssa]

This story is great for about a second or third grade reading level and makes bedtime fun! This would be a good book to have as an option for students to read during quiet reading time since it's not necessarily applicable to the school day or to all students.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute idea, but I sure don't like this artwork.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a delightful story!!

[Hilary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute book, especially for dads and daughters.