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The Frog Princess
Frog has always imagined how wonderful life would be -- if only she were a princess. Now her wish is about to come true. The Prince has lost his golf ball in the palace pond and has promised anything to the one who can find it! But being a princess is not at all what Frog expects. Frog must make public appearances on the royal balcony, at a ship launch and at a jousting tournament -- and all this before lunch! Tired, confused and utterly famished, Frog hopes to find food at the evening ball. When she discovers, with horror, what delicacies are being served, she decides that the life of a princess is not for her. With frogs' legs a-flying (both hers and those on the platters!), Frog makes a quick getaway and returns to her simple life.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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September 22, 2016
1) This story is about a frog who always longed to be a princess when one day the prince hit a golf ball into her pond. He told her that he would do anything for her since she found his ball, and she told him she wanted to be a princess. He was disgusted at the fact that a frog wanted him to kiss her and make her a princess, therefore he told the frog that she could hangout with him until midnight so that if she didn't like life as a princess, she could go back to the pond. The frog agreed and they headed into the castle to start her duties as a princess. She went to teas, dress fittings, and meetings where she never felt like she could do anything right. However, there was a ball at the end of the night and it was almost midnight and the prince was just about to kiss the frog, when she hopped out the window and declared that she was meant to be a frog, not a princess!
2) Grade Level: Kindergarten-3rd grade, Age Range: 5-8 years old
3) Appropriate classroom use would be during literature and reading since it is a fairytale, a form of traditional literature
4) Individual students who may benefit from reading this book would be students that like fairytales, and have maybe always dreamed about being a princess.
5) Small group use of this book could be teach the subject of morals in stories. Have each literature circle read a fairytale and discuss what the moral of the story is.
6) Whole class use of this book could be to show the class that sometimes what we think we want is not always what we think it is. Ex: The grass is not always greener on the other side. Have students talk about what they have wanted to do before and realized it was not a good idea.
7) Related Books: Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody!, The Frog Prince, The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
8) There are no forms of multimedia of this particular book, however there is a Disney movie called the The Princess and The Frog.
2) Grade Level: Kindergarten-3rd grade, Age Range: 5-8 years old
3) Appropriate classroom use would be during literature and reading since it is a fairytale, a form of traditional literature
4) Individual students who may benefit from reading this book would be students that like fairytales, and have maybe always dreamed about being a princess.
5) Small group use of this book could be teach the subject of morals in stories. Have each literature circle read a fairytale and discuss what the moral of the story is.
6) Whole class use of this book could be to show the class that sometimes what we think we want is not always what we think it is. Ex: The grass is not always greener on the other side. Have students talk about what they have wanted to do before and realized it was not a good idea.
7) Related Books: Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody!, The Frog Prince, The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
8) There are no forms of multimedia of this particular book, however there is a Disney movie called the The Princess and The Frog.
June 28, 2019
The Frog Princess is a twist to the traditional tale of the frog prince. This time the story is told from the perspective of a female frog who longs to be a princess. She gets her opportunity when the prince of a near by castle looses his golf ball in her pond. She promises to get it if the prince helps her become a princess. The prince says yes and as the story progresses the frog princess is told a lot of rules of what a princess can not do. In the end she does not like the princess lifestyle and returns back to her pond home.
February 12, 2021
Frog has always wanted to be a princess, until the day she tries it out for herself. Frog keeps making mistakes. Beautifully detailed pictures helped hold my child’s attention when the word count crept up.
February 14, 2009
Even the most wonderful romance can come with the challenge of fitting in with in-laws. This fabulously illustrated twist on The Frog Prince treats us to an entertaining string of slip-ups and scandals as a starry-eyed frog samples life in the Royal Family.
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The Frog Prince Continued
Two Frogs
February 29, 2012
Recommended Ages: grades 1-3
Frog has always imagined how wonderful life would be -- if only she were a princess. Now her wish is about to come true. The Prince has lost his golf ball in the palace pond and has promised anything to the one who can find it! But being a princess is not at all what Frog expects. Frog must make public appearances on the royal balcony, at a ship launch and at a jousting tournament -- and all this before lunch! Tired, confused and utterly famished, Frog hopes to find food at the evening ball. When she discovers, with horror, what delicacies are being served, she decides that the life of a princess is not for her. With frogs' legs a-flying (both hers and those on the platters!), Frog makes a quick getaway and returns to her simple life.
Frog has always imagined how wonderful life would be -- if only she were a princess. Now her wish is about to come true. The Prince has lost his golf ball in the palace pond and has promised anything to the one who can find it! But being a princess is not at all what Frog expects. Frog must make public appearances on the royal balcony, at a ship launch and at a jousting tournament -- and all this before lunch! Tired, confused and utterly famished, Frog hopes to find food at the evening ball. When she discovers, with horror, what delicacies are being served, she decides that the life of a princess is not for her. With frogs' legs a-flying (both hers and those on the platters!), Frog makes a quick getaway and returns to her simple life.
April 25, 2008
This book turns the old Grimms' story upside down with a daydreaming female frog that longs for the life of a princess. This is a really fun book!
July 28, 2011
Love those frogs legs!
July 12, 2012
The pictures are pretty neat but it lost my kids' interest. I think it's a matter of taste though; they like monsters. :)
April 30, 2015
I didn't like it....
April 20, 2017
Frog dreams of being a princess. A prince's wayward golf ball in her pond seems like the answers to her dreams. She fetches the ball for him in return for marriage and a kiss. The prince agrees, but he suggests that they not seal the deal till midnight with the kiss. In the meantime, he'll take her to the castle and she can try out a day of being a princess. At first the day is a dream come true with fancy gowns and crowds to wave out, but as the princesses blunders pile up and so do the rules for princess-like behavior, Frog starts to have doubts about her future. And the ball that night helps make it clear what she should do.
This is a fractured fairy tale that totally stands the original on it's head. The frog never does become human. The princess life is portrayed in all it's overwhelming obligations and not so wonderfully, and it does not end with the happily ever after most fairy tales take. But that doesn't mean it isn't fun. The situations Frog gets herself into are quite comic, and the illustrations just help that. It definitely makes this a great different spin if you're comparing adaptations of the Frog Prince. It would also be a good book to use as a discussion starter for career and future aspirations and why it's good to shadow someone in that occupation for a day, why you should visit a college before committing there, etc. Dreams are more likely to turn out with happy fulfillments when they're based on facts instead of wishes.
This is a fractured fairy tale that totally stands the original on it's head. The frog never does become human. The princess life is portrayed in all it's overwhelming obligations and not so wonderfully, and it does not end with the happily ever after most fairy tales take. But that doesn't mean it isn't fun. The situations Frog gets herself into are quite comic, and the illustrations just help that. It definitely makes this a great different spin if you're comparing adaptations of the Frog Prince. It would also be a good book to use as a discussion starter for career and future aspirations and why it's good to shadow someone in that occupation for a day, why you should visit a college before committing there, etc. Dreams are more likely to turn out with happy fulfillments when they're based on facts instead of wishes.
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