When Princess Buttercup goes into the meadow to gather flowers, she follows a butterfly and gets lost, but with a little help she cleverly finds her way back to the magic garden. Simultaneous.
Wendy Cheyette Lewison has written many books for children, including a Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year, Going to Sleep on the Farm. She lives in Westchester County, New York. —(from Simon & Schuster's website)
Much too dainty-fairy & easy-leveled-reader for me now, of course. But I probably would have liked it more when I was a little girl. And Jerry Smath's illustrations save it from being too twee and give it some life.
Did anyone else catch that only darker skin-toned princess was given a negative trait? That she didn't help and was just playing basketball? Looks like a cute easy reader fantasy book, so why have that racist undertone? Will not have on my self at home and please send recommendations for better fairy/royalty books.