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The Princess and the Frog
When this princess kisses a frog, she lives happily ever after in a slightly different way.
32 pages, Library Binding
First published October 1, 2003
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October 18, 2014
The story is about a princess who has lost her golden ball. In her quest to find the ball she encounters a frog that may be able to assist her. The frog bargains with the princess and states that if he helps her find the ball, she has to promise to be his friend. In desperation of wanting to find the ball, the princess agrees to his request. The ugly frog consequently finds the ball in his pond and holds the princess to her promise.
The princess thinks the frog is ugly and when he gives her the ball, she has no intention to sticking to what she had promised. The following day the frog comes to the princess’ palace when she is eating with her dad and jumps on the table. This annoys the princess but the King requests she be polite to the frog. The frog then asks to share a cup of tea with the princess, this request nauseates the princess but at her father’s request she shares the tea with the frog.
At bedtime, the frog asks to share the princess’ bed and again this irks her spirit but the King insists that she be kind to the frog. The frog proceeds to request a kiss and the princess reluctantly obliges. On opening her eyes, she finds a handsome prince in front of her and the story ends there.
This is a good book for early years to key stage 1 children because they would find the humour in the story appealing and funny. The illustrations are entertaining and the book is easy to ready. The reader empathises with the frog as the story teaches us not to judge others.
This book can be read in groups and can also be used for guided reading. In terms of inspiring creativity, this book is good in the sense that children like fantasy stories and they can imagine a world were animal and humans can interact without language barriers. This book stimulates their imaginations and allows them to picture similar situations they can write about.
In terms of the modern world, this book stirs up some out dated ideas of the princess waiting for a handsome prince to make her world complete. Nowadays we actively encourage gender equality and these outdated notions can be difficult to reconcile in children’s literature. Children would only see humour in a talking frog but the adults reading them the story may question the underlying messages in the story which may have negative connotations. This is why I am unsure about this book and given it a middle rating.
The princess thinks the frog is ugly and when he gives her the ball, she has no intention to sticking to what she had promised. The following day the frog comes to the princess’ palace when she is eating with her dad and jumps on the table. This annoys the princess but the King requests she be polite to the frog. The frog then asks to share a cup of tea with the princess, this request nauseates the princess but at her father’s request she shares the tea with the frog.
At bedtime, the frog asks to share the princess’ bed and again this irks her spirit but the King insists that she be kind to the frog. The frog proceeds to request a kiss and the princess reluctantly obliges. On opening her eyes, she finds a handsome prince in front of her and the story ends there.
This is a good book for early years to key stage 1 children because they would find the humour in the story appealing and funny. The illustrations are entertaining and the book is easy to ready. The reader empathises with the frog as the story teaches us not to judge others.
This book can be read in groups and can also be used for guided reading. In terms of inspiring creativity, this book is good in the sense that children like fantasy stories and they can imagine a world were animal and humans can interact without language barriers. This book stimulates their imaginations and allows them to picture similar situations they can write about.
In terms of the modern world, this book stirs up some out dated ideas of the princess waiting for a handsome prince to make her world complete. Nowadays we actively encourage gender equality and these outdated notions can be difficult to reconcile in children’s literature. Children would only see humour in a talking frog but the adults reading them the story may question the underlying messages in the story which may have negative connotations. This is why I am unsure about this book and given it a middle rating.
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