"A magical modern retelling of an old fairytale - the exquisite text and illustrations work in perfect harmony " -- Jacqueline Wilson "It's critical what we read our kids . Jessie Burton has very cleverly has taken a fairytale that was already standing and loved, but has reframed it . It's asking you to think of yourself and value yourself in terms other than the way you look , and just that - that one tiny aspect of the book - alone, was, to me, just a complete revelation " -- Thandie Newton " The Restless Girls is wild, wise, generous, ferocious kind of story. It's a tale to read to your children (of both genders) over and over, and for them to read to theirs. It's a book that glows " -- Katherine Rundell, author of The Explorer "A beautifully realised, whirling adventure full of the dark glitter of growing up, The Restless Girls is a fierce fairytale for the rebel girl - and boy - generation" -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink & Stars "A story of love, loss, grief, and a desperate yearning for freedom, told with breathtaking compassion and wisdom" -- Louise O'Neill, author of The Surface Breaks "[Burton] fleshes out this traditional fairytale with personality . Angela Barrett's illustrations, meanwhile, add an exotic visual richness to Burton's painterly descriptions of the princesses' enchanted underworld" -- Irish Times "A riveting feminist retelling , filled with excitement, imagination, magic, and just the right touch of darkness. These twelve fierce heroines will be a pleasure to return to again and again" -- Madeline Miller "This re-telling was refreshing and empowering and utterly impossible to put down . An exciting and magical tale of joy, love and the courage of twelve girls to be wholly themselves" -- Dr.

Alaa Murabit "A feminist fairytale about finding one's inner lioness and about picking a battle very much worth fighting .This brilliant reimagining of Grimms' tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses completely subverts the fairytale genre . Gone are insipid, demure 'weaker sex' princessy-princesses and enter feisty and passionate girls who trail-blaze their way into a better life . This would be perfect for children in upper key stage 2 and would work well alongside our sequences for The Sleeper and The Spindle , The Lost Happy Endings and The Princess' Blankets " -- The Literary Curriculum "I have spent years reading princess books to my daughter but changing the words as I go along so they make the female characters stronger and representative and basically not victims. This book did it for me so I can just relax and read the book without worrying about what negative images I am putting into my daughter's brain whilst she can enjoy a book about princesses. This was refreshing and wonderful and a joy to read! " -- The Green Parent.