Friday, August 10, 2012

The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker

The Frog Princess
by E.D. Baker
Bloosbury, 2002

GENRE: Romance, Fairy Tale Retelling, Humor

HONORS: None known

REVIEW: Princess Emeralda, or Emma for short isn’t the stereotypical princess. She’s a little awkward, quirky and as a laugh like a donkey. Her mother wants her to marry the vain prince Jorge, but when she meets a frog who claims he will transform into a prince with a kiss from a princess, she decides that anything is better than a life with Jorge and gives in. Only, the spell backfires and Emma becomes a frog and the two set out on an adventure to return them both to their natural form.

OPINION: I had trouble finding tween books with romance, until finding this series. The story was cute and romantic without getting overly sappy.

IDEAS: This would be good in a display of fairy tale retellings or juvenile romance.

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