The Frog Prince

by Jan Ormerod

This is a version of the fairy tale story of the princess and the frog prince. It tells of a promise lightly made but reluctantly kept, of enchantment, endurance and love.

Genres: Fairy Tales, Picture Books, Fantasy, Classics, Childrens, Folklore, Romance

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2002

About the author

Jan Ormerod grew up in the small towns of Western Australia, with three older sisters, and as a child she drew constantly and compulsively. She went to art school and studied drawing, painting and sculpture. After completing her degree, Jan become an Associate of the Western Australian Institute of Technology and Design in Education, taught in secondary schools on enrichment programmes, and lectured in teacher’s college and art schools. Jan's first picture book, "Sunshine", won the Mother Goose Award in 1982 and was highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her recent titles include "Ben Goes Swimming", "Emily Dances", "Who’s Who on Our Street?", " A Twist in the Tail" and "Ponko and the South Pole".
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Reviews

[Marquise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertainingly and simply told, and with excellent illustrations.

[Peyton Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great classic fairy tale that people of all ages can read and enjoy. This story shows the amazing worth of a timeless tale of a frog that turns into a prince after the kiss of a brave princess, that is looking fore her happy ending. I always love telling this story to young girls, because they all squirm at the thought of kissing a frog, but they love that the princess found her prince charming in the long run. Jan Ormerod does a great job telling the classic tale, and the illustrations of this book is phenomenal. They definitely grab the attention of their young audience with their vast far away castles, and extravagant gowns, and just the reminiscing of the days of knights in shining armor and prince charming always grab the attentions of hopeful little girls who also fantasize of finding their prince charming one day, well maybe not in a frog though. This is a timeless tale that will continue to be told for many generations to come.

[Brigitte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love Jan Omerod's work! Interesting to see how she combines her original comic-strip style layouts with a style similar to art-nouveau-era illustrator greats like Dulac or Rackham. Love the paneling and subplots in the borders.

[Cosette · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is terrifying! I can't believe I read it to my innocent daughter! I hope she did not understand any part of it - what trash! How horrid!

[Terry · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think everyone knows the story of The Frog Prince, while not a favorite of mine, I did love the illustrations in this book. The art work was beautiful, reminded me of old style painted window panes.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a picture book retelling of the fairy tale “The Frog Prince.”

[Graham Sillars · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely little book. Beautifully illustrated too.

I always enjoy a fairytale from the Brothers Grimm.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Frog Prince by Jan Ormerod – I love the illustrations in this version of The Frog Prince! Happy Reading!

[Cassy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gives me pause. Maybe because I’m older, but this is a sort of metaphor for marriage and marriage bed being awful m, but you get used to it? It kinda gave me the ick honestly. Maya did really like it. It worked out that we were reading this alongside Sleeping Lex.

[Cameron Devaughn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jan Ormerod was an Australian illustrator of children's books. I can see the Australian colors and designs in her illustrations. Her work was noted for its ability to remove clutter to tell a simple story that young children could enjoy, employing flat color’s and clean lines. Jan Ormerod really grabs the attention of her readers through her story telling and illustrations. The frog prince is a great and enjoyable style of the frog prince fairy tale. The story picks up with a fairy tale page that ends the normal frog prince story and from there goes on to the unhappy prince and princess. The imagery is rather dark but intriguing and interesting to look at. The story brings many classic Disney villains/witches and characters into the story. It also tells the frog prince's unfortunate story. The best part of the book is the almost mocking comedy Jan Ormerod provides. The ending is so good with the prince kissing the princess and turning them both into frogs. I really enjoyed reading this book.

[Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Retelling of the Frog Prince fairy tale. Queen forces princess to keep her promise to the frog. Frog spends three nights with princess before her hatred turns to love. Frog's transformation is acrobatic. No mention of Iron Henry. Dark haired princess wears white gown throughout the book. Illustrations: Beautifully done in muted shades of greens, browns, and grays. Occasional yellows or reds.Great detail in the borders.

[Jdn1]

This book tells the classic fairytale of the princess who falls in love for the prince frog. The one thing that really stood out was how beautiful and well-put together the illustrations of the book. I would recommend this for early elementary (k-2).

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice pictures but not a big hit with my three year old.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing like what I’m familiar with. I thought the story was interesting.