“Skulls,” said Lady Lamora. “Definitely skulls. Rows and rows of dear little skulls, sewn all along the hem.” She sighed with pleasure as she imagined the clitter-clatter of bone on her cold stone floors. “After all, it is really time I had a new gown. Black velvet, of course, and long... very long. Perhaps embroidered? Hmm... yes. A motif of spiders or maybe twists of poison ivy.”
pickFirst in the Five Kingdoms series.
Lady Lamorna orders a fancy new gown, but realizes too late that she has no money to pay for it. She decides to turn a few princes into toads and then ask their families to pay a steep price for the restoration of their children. A Cinderella-ish Girl, a rebellious prince, and a couple of chatty bats race to foil the plot.
Cute adventure for upper elementary readers.
I ❤️ this series! Adventure, magic, friendship... might reread!
(Totally just took this picture to show off my new squirrel sheets #adulting)
The Robe of Skulls: The First Tale from the Five Kingdoms | 
