"Q.C." is Queen's Corgi. This is a short picture book of a typical day in the palace from a dog's eye view. Rex is not at all in awe of his royal owners - he notices when the Queen oversleeps (she stayed up too late watching TV) and the Duke puts on two different-colored socks (he was in a hurry because the Royal Garden Party ran late). Great illustrations!

A very interesting book, though the author is decidedly pro monarchy and particularly towards the Queen Mother. Wallis comes off as a shrew of the greatest magnitude, while the Queen Mum seems destined for sainthood. Having read a number of books about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, it's interesting to see the story from the other side. Let's just say that both women had their fair share of faults...and leave it at that.

My parents gave me this book when I was seven. It was a favorite for years, and now I am saving it for when my neice is old enough to read. Although I'm not sure how appealing it is to boys, every little girl will love the story, full of royalty and disguises, and as the title implies, running away from home.

The particular importance of this book lies in the fact that it is the first edition to include the Tragedy of Mariam into its biographical context, by publishing the text with Elizabeth's Cary's biography written by one of her daughter. The editors include a very thorough introduction in which they strongly claim the richness and greatness of the text, not only because it is the first play ever written by an English woman, but also because of its investigation of paramount issues such as gender, politics, and race. In addition to this, the editors include an appendix where they give the readers a chance to know about the original source that Cary might have used in her play.

A nice paper doll book featuring both Cinderella and her Prince. A nice variety of outfits for Miss Cinderella. The Prince only gets a few outfits but who cares about him?!

I have read this book aloud to several groups of kids in Kindergarten through 3rd grade, who were visiting my library over the past year. Each time, there is a hush in the group when the red prince dies in the duel. The blue prince, blameless, nevertheless heroically deals with the consequences. At the end of the story today (with war on the news every minute), one third grader responded by saying, "I wish it were really like that." It has had a similar response among each group.
It is a very simple book, that clearly expresses the futility and avoidability of war. Not an easy topic, but this brief story takes a topic that is on everyone's mind and shows what we all want: for no on else to die for a reason that no one can remember.

This is the story of a King who refuses to take a bath. As a result, he constantly has flies buzzing around him. He tires of the flies and orders his wizard to get rid of the them. What he does not realize is how in granting that wish, a chain reaction is started with animals and then people leaving his kingdom as a result of the flies being gone. The spiders left because they need flies to survive. The swallows left because they like spiders, and so on. The King realizes that he has no kingdom without the flies as everything is so connected. It starts children thinking about that connection in nature, which is an important message told in a fun way. My kids enjoyed the book, as well! I highly recommend it.

This particular reference of the Kings and Queens of Britain provides 2-3 page autobiographies of each monarch from a complete chapter dedicated to the Saxon Kings, and from William the Conqueror to George VI. It provides a breakdown of the eight dynasties that has been seated on the throne from 1066 to 1952 along with detailed family trees for each dynasty. The book also provides detailed maps so the reader can get a visual idea of how Britain was created from the Norman Conquest 1067-72, The Dominions of Henry II Plantagenet 1154-89, to the Hundred Years' War, the War of the Roses, and the Civil War. This reference also has a chapter on Irish kings and a chapter on Scotish kings as well. This reference is good for people who just want a little overview of each king or queen of Britain. For anything deeper, I suggest an individual autobiography for each monarch.

Since I first picked up this book, I have probably read it MORE than 5 times, all-the-way-through. It's a library book, and my overdue fines are $2.00 - and counting. I've already renewed it countless times. Anyways, I love this book because it seems like Guinevere is a real person! The story is much more real than in "The Mists of Avalon", and definitely not as boring. I once read this story for 4 1/2 hours straight because I could not put it down! Not to suck up or anything, but if I win the $100, I'm buying myself this book and its sequel, "The High Queen", and I'm buying copies for my best friend. (She loves this book too.

An amazing book! The tale of Guenivere written from her point of view is very real and heartfelt. I love how 3-D she seems (a real person, not some snobby wanna be Queen). All the characters are very real, the book holds a personal value, the characters come alive. Finally a book that makes sense of Guenivere and Lancelot's love for one another, it's not evil -- but good.

I love this book. When read with the sequel, The High Queen, a whole new view of Arthurian legend is provided. It is a wonderful book! If you like Arthurian legend, this is a beautifully woven tale full of the romance in other books. At the same time, the alternative view is a new way to look at the story.

If you really would like to read this book, I would recommend getting it from the library. It's not worth purchasing. The book looks interesting at the first glance. But you'll be disappointed if you expect this book to be up to par with the others in the "Royal Diaries" series. The book is about Nzingha, who is the eldest daughter of the ruler of Matamba (which is in Africa). The Portuguese are busy trying to take Matamba over, but the natives are resisting Portuguese rule. Nzingha's half-brother, who has about a fraction of her intelligence, is the heir apparent to the throne of Matamba, and she fears that he will lead the country to disaster. However, Nzingha's father, Papa Kiluanji, realizes that his daughter surpasses his son. Therefore, he sends her as an ambassador to a Portuguese city to discuss a peace agreement with the Portuguese governor. In the Portuguese city, the governor orders Nzingha to sit on the floor in a position of deference, but Nzingha chooses to sit on the bent back of a slave to show the governor that she is "equal" to him. In the book, this incident takes place when she is thirteen. It really happened when she was forty. This is only one example of the many historical inaccuracies in "Nzingha : Warrior Queen of Matamba." Most of the characters (key characters are no exception) are fictional. No historical facts about Nzingha are written in the back of the book, as in other books in this series--instead there is some kind of an essay on the lives of the Mbundu people (who inhabited the region) that you could find in a history textbook. The reader won't even learn anything from reading this pathetically short book, which ends abruptly. The book sounds very interesting, but it isn't worth buying.

I am a huge fan of the Royal Diaries. The Royal Diaries is possibly my favorite series ever for young adults. I had seen some bad reviews for this book, and I didn't expect to buy it. Then I realized that if I wanted to have the whole collection, I should just give it a try.
So I bought the book, and I fell in love with it. Nzingha's spirit and spunk seemed to leap out of the pages. It was great, and exciting to read.I didn't know why people hated it so much. Then when the real plot of the book started to show, it got very boring. I don't know how to explain it. The real problem or plot was, like, in the last 20 pages. I felt like I had missed something when I finished it. It was way too short.
I also noticed at the sections at the end of the book, that barely anything is known about Nzhinga, except that she used a servent as a chair (?) and used to hunt. How can you write a good, thorough book about that!? About 60% of Warrior Queen of Matamba is just FICTION. No real historical fact.
I would buy this if you are collecting the whole series, but don't expect much out of this. If you are looking for a Royal Diaries book to buy, get the one about Elizabeth or Marie Antoinette. Those are good starters... not this one.

This book was not like many other of the Royal Diaries because Nzingha was not a well known royal nor was she European. This is one of the lesser known of the series but it worth a look for it's good historical references.

Nzingha's story is worth hearing, she was a powerful leader to her people and a formidable enemy against the Portugese. As with many of the other Royal Diaries, they portray the situations realistically such as the slavery the portugese enforced to the captives of Nzingha's people.

This is recommended for anyone interested in angolan and africain history. It paints a realistic picture of the times when the Europeans were ruthless for power through slavery. It demonstrates to younger readers an inspirational and courageous person such as Nzingha. I am glad I read this book, it was informational and I enjoyed learning about the history.