: S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Bob ▁Di P iero ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁John ▁Scott ▁Sh err ill ▁Category : S ong ▁record ings ▁produced ▁by ▁Barry ▁Beck ett <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Princess ▁and ▁the ▁H ound ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁adult , ▁fant asy ▁novel ▁written ▁by ▁M ette ▁I vie ▁Harrison . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁Har per Coll ins . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁The ▁story ▁focus es ▁on ▁two ▁characters , ▁Prince ▁George ▁and ▁Princess ▁Be atrice , ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁arranged ▁to ▁be ▁married . ▁Prince ▁George ▁poss esses ▁a ▁mag ical ▁ability ▁to ▁speak ▁with ▁animals ▁which ▁is ▁forb idden ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom ▁where ▁he ▁lives . ▁Princess ▁Be atrice ▁has ▁a ▁h ound ▁that ▁travel s ▁with ▁her ▁everywhere ▁and ▁is ▁ab used ▁by ▁people ▁around ▁her . ▁The ▁plot ▁revol ves ▁around ▁the ▁meeting ▁of ▁Prince ▁George ▁and ▁Princess ▁Be atrice ▁as ▁they ▁work ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁know ▁each ▁other . ▁Their ▁court ship ▁is ▁press ured ▁by ▁the ▁ill ness ▁facing ▁Prince ’ s ▁George ’ s ▁father . ▁It ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁ill ness ▁is ▁not ▁of ▁natural ▁causes ▁and ▁that ▁Princess ▁Be atrice ▁has ▁been ▁en ch anted . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁Re ception s ▁Crit ical ▁reaction ▁to ▁The ▁Princess ▁and ▁the ▁H ound ▁was ▁generally ▁positive . ▁Crit ics ▁have ▁called ▁the ▁novel ▁" a ▁well - craft ed ▁novel ▁that ▁everyone ▁can ▁enjoy " ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁" original ▁and