By Gillian Rogerson with illustration by Sarah McIntyre
Scholastic Press, $9.79,  32 pages
ISBN 9781407129075

Princess Spaghetti is back and fans of the earlier Princess Spaghetti book, You Can’t Eat a Princess, will be thrilled with her new adventure. The princess and her father, King Cupcake, are roller skating when a ship full of pirates, led by “the meanest, baddest pirate in the whole wide world,” Captain Waffle, sails up the palace moat. Before Princess Spaghetti can warn her father, he is taken prisoner and tied up. These pirates want treasure, and they expect Princess Spaghetti to help them find it. She has to save her father, and that means she has to help the pirates. But the pirates aren’t very bright. First Princess Spaghetti has to convince them to turn the map right side up. She has a lot of work to do before she can rescue King Cupcake, and it’s quite an adventure.

“The Pirates searched the palace from top to bottom. ‘Do you have to make such a mess?’ Princess Spaghetti said crossly.”

Gillian Rogerson has written another charming, funny story about Princess Spaghetti. As if that weren’t a treasure enough to keep the pages turning, the rich illustrations by Sarah McIntyre are an absolute treat. This is a book that will be read over and over again, and with every reading, youngsters (and adults) will uncover ever more treasure in the brilliant illustrations.

Reviewed by Rosi Hollinbeck