Book Synopsis With a noisy giant crashing around the kingdom, the Princess in Black uses the Sparkle Signal to call ALL her heroic friends together - for the biggest adventure yet. The Princess in Black is ready for her snowy playdate with the Goat Avenger and the Princess in Blankets. Its a perfect day to build snow monsters and battle them for practice. But just when theyre about to wage battle, a huge foot smashes their snow monster. SQUASHY! Its a giant, and its smashing everything in its path! The giant is too strong for the three friends, so the Princess in Blankets has an idea: its time to light the Sparkle Signal and summon help. With a rising crescendo of a plot and a delightfully surprising ending, the latest adventure in the New York Times best-selling series features all the Princess in Blacks friends as heroes for the first time. About The Author Shannon Hale and Dean Hale are the award-winning husband-and-wife team behind the Princess in Black series, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Shannon Hale is also the author of the Newbery Honor Book Princess Academy as well as the New York Times best-selling graphic novels Real Friends and Best Friends , illustrated by LeUyen Pham . Shannon Hale and Dean Hale live in Salt Lake City, Utah. LeUyen Pham is the illustrator of the Princess in Black series as well as many other books for children, including Pat-a-Cake by Mary Brigid Barrett, Gods Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams, Aunt Marys Rose by Douglas Wood, and Real Friends and Best Friends by Shannon Hale. LeUyen Pham lives in California.