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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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.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The frog comes to the princess sweet, A story sad has he. Read the first page New!
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The frog comes to the princess sweet, A story sad has he. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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