The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom is the first book in the Hero's Guide trilogy, a children's middle grade series by author Christopher Healy. It was published by Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins, in 2012.[1] The US version of the book is illustrated by Todd Harris;[2] foreign editions have featured other illustrators.

The Hero's Guide series also features the books The Hero's Guide to Being An Outlaw[3] and The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle.[4]

Plot

The book centers on the misadventures of four famous fairy-tale princes who've each been generically dubbed Prince Charming.[5]

Critical Reception

A Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom was named as one of the New York Times Book Review's Notable Children's Books of 2012[1] and was an Editors' Choice.[6] The book was also featured as an IndieBound Indie Next List Winner, a Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book Winner, and one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year.[7] Three years after publication, it was named to the Texas Library Association's 2015 Bluebonnet Award list.[8] The book received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, which described it as "inventive and hilarious".[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Notable Children's Books of 2012". The New York Times. 2012-11-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Exclusive Excerpt: The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom". Novel Novice. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  3. ↑ THE HERO'S GUIDE TO STORMING THE CASTLE | Kirkus Reviews.
  4. ↑ THE HERO'S GUIDE TO BEING AN OUTLAW | Kirkus Reviews.
  5. ↑ "The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  6. ↑ "Editors' Choice". The New York Times. 2012-05-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  7. ↑ "The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom – Christopher Healy". 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  8. ↑ "Past TBA Winners". Texas Library Association. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
  9. ↑ THE HERO'S GUIDE TO SAVING YOUR KINGDOM | Kirkus Reviews.

Further reading

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