Frogged

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Paperback
2014
$13.04

One should be able to say of a princess She was as good as she was beautiful, according to The Art of Being a Princess, which almost-thirteen-year-old Princess Imogene is supposed to be reading. Not feeling particularly good, or all that beautiful, she heads for a nearby pond, where, unfortunately, a talking frog tricks her into kissing him. No prince appears, as one might expect. Instead, the princess turns into a frog herself! Thus launches a funny, wonderfully spun fractured fairy tale in which Imogene wonders if she will be forever frogified.

Synopsis

One should be able to say of a princess She was as good as she was beautiful, according to The Art of Being a Princess, which almost-thirteen-year-old Princess Imogene is supposed to be reading. Not feeling particularly good, or all that beautiful, she heads for a nearby pond, where, unfortunately, a talking frog tricks her into kissing him. No prince appears, as one might expect. Instead, the princess turns into a frog herself! Thus launches a funny, wonderfully spun fractured fairy tale in which Imogene wonders if she will be forever frogified.

$13.04

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 01 May 2014
ISBN 10: 0544225465
ISBN 13: 9780544225466

Media Reviews

Imogene's misadventures as an amphibian are entertaining. There's enough light humor throughout to keep readers hooked.
--Publishers Weekly

A fine addition to the canon of fractured fairy tales.
--Kirkus

The action is convincing, carried forward by dialogue and ironic good humor. A satisfying journey for fans of fractured fairy tales.
--Booklist

Vande Velde writes with the crisp diction of a practiced storyteller who knows her text will likely be read aloud.
--Bulletin

Princess-loving girls will be charmed by this story.
--School Library Journal

Author Bio

Vivian Vande Velde has written many highly acclaimed books for teen and middle-grade readers, including Three Good Deeds, Heir Apparent, Deadly Pink, and the Edgar Award- winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.