While Kylie Minogue was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, she used the time to write a children's book. Puffin announced it will publish Showgirl Princess, saying the book "will appeal to little princesses everywhere who love to have fun" and that "little girls who dream of dressing up and going on stage" will enjoy it. Showgirl Princess, set to be released in September, is about Ms. Minogue, but not autobiographical in the strictest sense.

Kylie Minogue, 37, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in May 2005. In addition to the conventional medical treatments for breast cancer, Minogue used a variety of alternative therapies, including visualization practices, nutrition, massage and Reiki. Minogue has been spending time with her family in Melbourne, Australia, and tending to the garden. In the last year of facing life with cancer, she has made public comments regarding the transforming life experiences cancer has had on her priorities in life. She had indicated at the end of 2005 that she was writing a children's book as part of her new life as a breast cancer survivor.