Angry at being forced to keep her promise to a frog, the princess finally resorts to violent action, with unexpected results.
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I would not read this book to my child,
By Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
This review is from: The Frog Prince (Hello Reader! Level 3, Grades 1 & 2) (Paperback)
This modification of the classic tale of the ugly frog turned into a handsome prince lacks the charm of the original tale. It is true that the frog is eventually turned into a handsome prince by the actions of a princess and they live happily ever after. However, the princess made a promise to the frog when he retrieved her golden ball and she had to be commanded to keep that promise. In a fit of frustration she hurls the frog against the wall and it is this action that turns him into a prince.
In my opinion, this renders the story inappropriate for children. They are so impressionable that it is not out of the realm of possibility that some child may try the same thing. Also, the princess is a mean person, refusing to even thank the frog for retrieving her golden ball. I would not read this book to my child.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Frog Prince (Hello Reader! Level 3, Grades 1 & 2) (Paperback)
This re-tooling of a classic might amuse children, and since they're the target audience... maybe it's not as bad as I think. I think it's pretty bad, though.
An ugly frog helps a beautiful princess get back her golden ball when it falls into a well. In return, she promises to let him live with her and be her playmate - even though she has no intention of keeping her promise. When he follows her home and she tells her father the story, her father insists she honor her promise. A rather shocking (for a little kids' book) act of violence turns the frog into a prince, they wed and live happily ever after. Having grown up with the Brothers Grimm, I realize that a great many old tales have things in them that, today, bother us (boiling children in Hansel and Gretel, for example). But this is a more modern (1974) re-write and that makes the princess throwing the frog at the wall a bit more offensive. That's not the worst of it, in my opinion - the fact that, despite having been lied to and thrown at the wall by the princess, the frog marries her anyway... THAT'S the worst part! The illustrations are poor, with the only potential for redemption being that the "beautiful" princess appears NOT to be a stick-thin female. The lesson ideas in the beginning are about the best part of the book but they're just not enough to make buying this book worthwhile. - AnnaLovesBooks
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Excuse me?,
By NPH (Ridgewood, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Frog Prince (Hello Reader! Level 3, Grades 1 & 2) (Paperback)
I was reading this to my child for the first time and actually had to ad lib a new ending, the one in the book is so atrocious. What kind of bratty self indulgent behavior does this teach? In the original story didn't the princess see past the frog's ugliness and kiss him and then find out he was a prince? In this version the princess throws the frog violently against the wall and poof he becomes a prince and marries her. I promptly placed the book in the recycling pile after making up a new ending for our first and only reading.
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Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess. Read the first page New!
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