Princess Cora and the Crocodile

Princess Cora and the Crocodile

By Laura Amy Schlitz
Unabridged
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“Davina Porter’s perfectly modulated narration captures this imaginative story. Princess Cora, who is over-scheduled by her well-meaning parents, seeks help from her fairy godmother. Her aid arrives in the form of a cheeky crocodile to whom Porter assigns a croaky yet lovable voice. He gives Cora a day off by posing as the princess herself, with hilarious results. Nanny’s exclamations of disapproval are expertly voiced in a high-pitched Scottish brogue. When the king is presented with this reptilian impostor, his exasperated sputtering at the croc’s antics is wonderful. Porter gives the busy queen a distracted tone until she realizes the ersatz princess is not her daughter—then it’s all business. This is a top-notch production, with the crocodile stealing the show.”

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A 2018 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration for Young Listeners

A Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Medalist join forces to give an overscheduled princess a day off - and a deliciously wicked crocodile a day on. Princess Cora is sick of boring lessons. She's sick of running in circles around the dungeon gym. She's sick, sick, sick of taking three baths a day. And her parents won't let her have a dog. But when she writes to her fairy godmother for help, she doesn't expect that help to come in the form of a crocodile-a crocodile who does not behave properly. With perfectly paced dry comedy, children's book luminaries Laura Amy Schlitz and Brian Floca send Princess Cora on a delightful outdoor adventure - climbing trees! getting dirty! having fun! - while her alter ego wreaks utter havoc inside the castle, obliging one pair of royal helicopter parents to reconsider their ways.