Monday, March 22, 2010

The Frog Prince Continued

The Frog Prince Continued
by Jon Scieszka
paintings by Steve Johnson

So I thought that I knew the story of the Frog Prince where the princess kissed the frog and he turned into a handsome prince and so they lived happily ever after; but this children's book suggests that I am wrong. This hilarious story continues the fable of the Frog Prince by telling the story of what happened after the Prince and Princess lived together. Both get on each other's nerves and so the story goes on to tell how the Frog Prince tries to find a witch that will turn him back into a frog so he really can live happily ever after. The witches he runs into are the witches from other common fairly tales such as Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and Sleeping Beauty. Children will enjoy reading this different take on many common fables, but with most of Scieszka's children's books, children will enjoy them more if they are familiar with the original fairy tales first. Steve Johnson's illustrations are wonderful because they are so dark and dramatic they really make the images pop out. Even the biographies in the back flap of the book are sarcastic and funny to continue the theme developed throughout the great book.


Intended Age 3-5

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