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The Princess Who Rescued Herself
A fairytale about writing your own happily ever after.
The flagship of The Little Rewrites, now a fully illustrated picture book — a warm, funny, quietly radical fairytale for the child learning they get to write their own happily ever after. Princess Wren is locked in a tower waiting for a rescue that keeps not coming, until she stops waiting, notices the hinges are on her side of the door, and lets herself out. Original art on every spread.
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- A fully illustrated picture book — original art on every spread
- A witty fairytale: the princess doesn't wait for a prince, she notices the hinges
- The gentle first lesson in agency: you can write your own door
- Illustrated PDF picture book + reflowable EPUB edition
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The flagship of The Little Rewrites, now a fully illustrated picture book — a warm, funny, quietly radical fairytale for the child learning they get to write their own happily ever after. Princess Wren is locked in a tower waiting for a rescue that keeps not coming, until she stops waiting, notices the hinges are on her side of the door, and lets herself out. Original art on every spread.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
Seneca
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A fully illustrated picture book — original art on every spread
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A witty fairytale: the princess doesn't wait for a prince, she notices the hinges
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The gentle first lesson in agency: you can write your own door
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Illustrated PDF picture book + reflowable EPUB edition
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The Princess Who Rescued Herself
A fairytale about writing your own happily ever after.
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The first draft is survival. The second draft is power.
MK Parrish
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