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The Frog and the Princess: and the Prince and the Mole, and the Frog and the Mole, and the Prince and the Princess... [Hardcover]

John Bear (Author), Charlie Powell (Illustrator)


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6 and up1 and up
The classic fairy tale goes awry--and circular mayhem ensues--when the princess kisses the frog and finds herself transformed into a mole. Full color.

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From Publishers Weekly

A fractured format divides and defeats this fractured fairy tale: half of the book tells of a princess who kisses a frog but is herself turned into a mole; at midpoint, the book can be flipped upside-down for the tale of a prince who kisses a mole and is transformed into a frog. A second kiss restores the characters to their original shapes, in effect creating a story that repeats four times. With no significant visual or textual variation in the different parts of the story, the repetition becomes not, as promised, "a new start to the book," but merely tiresome, especially for children old enough to appreciate the irony in a spoof. The couplets strain (e.g., "was" is made to rhyme with "because"). Flat paintings lend an odd stillness, and fail to take advantage of the opportunities in the unusual format; Powell's overtly satirical style seems too adult for the text. The many parts add up to only an extended anecdote, not a full-fledged story. Ages 6-up.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  • Hardcover: 1 pages
  • Publisher: Tricycle Press (October 1, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1883672074
  • ISBN-13: 978-1883672072
  • Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,402,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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