Even after he’s returned to his human form, he asks Emma to kiss him. There are obviously some kisses between Emma and Eadric. Witch themes aside, the story is clean and well-suited to readers ages eight to twelve.

The two encounter some peril along the way from predators and a witch who needs two talking frogs for a spell of her own. Despite all that, Emma seems to gradually fall for him. While Emma is smart, sweet, and eager to please, Eadric is a bit proud and sometimes obnoxious.

The two set out to find the witch who transformed Eadric to begin with so they can have her explain what went wrong and undo the spell. Instead of returning Eadric to his human form, Emma becomes a frog. When she retreats to a pond outside the castle for some solitude, she meets Eadric, a talking frog who claims to be a prince under a curse.Įadric finally convinces Emma to break his spell by kissing him, only something goes wrong. Her aunt and mentor, also the country’s most powerful witch and protector, teaches Emma to use spells and control her power, something Emma struggles with and has very little confidence about for much of the story. Probably the most significant departure from the familiar fairy tale which inspired this story is that Princess Emeralda (Emma) is also a witch. The Frog Princess (Tales of the Frog Princess #1) Which actually made me feel better, because it took me a lot longer to read than I anticipated! Here’s a quick take on each of the first three books in the series. Only after I finished did I realize it was actually the first three books in the series packaged together as one e-book. Baker, and for some reason thought it was a short story collection. D.I started reading an e-book version Tales of the Frog Princess by E. But if Emma ever thought to escape her troubles, she never expected it to happen by turning into a frog! When convinced to kiss a frog so he might return to being a prince, somehow the spell is reversed and Emma turns into a frog herself! Thus begins their adventure-a quest to return to human form.įascinating and hilarious characters ranging from a self-conscious but friendly bat to a surprisingly loyal snake and a wise green witch confirm that readers won't soon forget this madcap story.ĭon't miss the rest of the Frog Princess series by E. Her laugh is more like a donkey's bray than tinkling bells, she trips over her own feet and she does not like Prince Jorge, whom her mother hopes she will marry. Baker's beloved Frog Princess series - the inspiration for Disney's hit movie The Princess and the Frog!

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