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The Frog Princess

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I collect fairy tales and folk tales for their illustration. This is the best book I've found for beautiful, intricate artwork

My husband and I both read this to our boys without the other knowing it. We later commented on the fact that it's our favorite fairy tale. The pictures are beautifully-illustrated and with fine details. The story itself is beautifully-written and entertaining for our little boys. It is a keeper in our collection!

The Czar orders his three sons to shoot an arrow and whoever is holding it wherever it landed will be that son's bride. The youngest got stuck with a talking frog. He was rather disappointed, but his bride wasn't who he thought she was. Because of his ineptness, he lost her and had to find her again. The basic moral of this story is true love always prevails. And it's a neat fairy tale ~~ a readaption of the ancient Russian folklore.

If you are interested in having your children learn more about different cultures and their stories, this is a good place to start. With beautiful illustrations and a lovely story, your children will be entertained just as you will be.

10-15-03

I just can't look away from these illustrations. The fabrics. The swan feathers. The tree bark. The frog skin. The chicken feet under Baba Yaga's house. The skeletal Kostchei. The impossible perfection of each page.

This is a LONG Russian fairy tale -- don't let Gramma get wheedled into reading it at bedtime. It's at least a half-hour story. It's a keeper.