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The Salamander Spell (Tales of the Frog Princess)

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No, this is not a story about Princess Emeralda and Prince Eadric.

This new story, which is a prequel to THE TALES OF THE FROG PRINCESS, visits Princess Emeralda's aunt....as a teenager!

Living in Greater Greensward with her mother, father, and sister, Chartreuse, Grassina is not expected to do much. Chartreuse was first born, which means she will be both Queen and Green Witch. All Grassina is expected to do is to marry a prince.

When the King gives their mother a bouquet of flowers the family curse turns her into a nasty hag and also disperses of her Green Witch title. Now Greater Greensward has no Green Witch to protect them.

While doing a meaningless task for her mother, Grassina hears word of werewolves invading towns and nearing Greater Greensward. With no Green Witch, who will stop them? Its up to magic-less Grassina, runaway Haywood, and a snake named Pippa to save the kingdom.

As a fan of THE TALES OF THE FROG PRINCESS, i thought this was a good prequel. The book reads smoothly and gives Grassina more personality than that which we already knew. If you read the books released before THE SALAMANDER SPELL you know the outcome, but nevertheless it's a good read.

Reviewed by: Jeremey

If you have read the other books in E.D. Baker's seires the Frog Princess then you will love this book. It gives you a better discription of what happened durning Grassina's childhood. And if you are just starting this series then you would like to read this book first because it explains a lot of the relationships that are skippped over in the other books.

This book was the best one out of the series. It's about Grassina instead of Emma... It starts out slower,but gets so good!

The Tales of the Frog Princess series is wonderfully inventive and magical. The themes of acceptance and kindness resonate throughout the tale. Children can learn that romance means loving someone just as they are and not only as they could be. The characters exhibit traits we want our children have, perserverance, kindness, thoughtfulness and selflessness. There is plenty of humor and also some touching moments. These books are a favorite with my family and will be with yours too.

The Salamander Spell is a child apropriate novel about Princess Grassina's life turning upside down and inside out after her mother, Queen Olivine, turns into a nasty, ugly witch, her father dying, and Grassina trying to become powerful enough to keep Greater Greenswood safe. It also explains why Princess Chartreuse, the future Queen, chose Prince Limelyn as her husband, but does not say anything about why olivine turned Haywood into an otter. The only thing that bugged me about the book was the fact that Grassina and Haywood got a little too mushy torwards the end of the book. This is one of best books in The Tales of the Frog Princess and definately worth a read.

The Salamander Spell was a great book! Just make sure that you read the other 4 books, first, so you understand everything.