Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1414231 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Audio CD

From Publishers Weekly
The fabled amphibian meets with marital discord; according to PW, "stylized, sophisticated pictures add to the keen humor of this revisionist revelry." Ages 5-up.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-We all know that fairy tales end with the words "and they lived happily ever after." But what if they don't live happily ever after? What if you're a frog prince turned into a human prince? Is life with the princess who kissed your "slimy frog lips" all that it's cracked up to be? John Scieszka pursues the answers to these questions by continuing the prince's story (Viking, 19991). As read by Patrick Girard Lawlor, the characters are easily distinguished, from the strident tones of the princess, to the longing voice of the prince when searching for someone to turn him back into a frog, to the sweet voice of the too helpful fairy godmother. Lawlor makes the three witches from famous fairy tales especially engaging. Listening to Snow White's witch while gazing at an illustration of the poison-infused apple makes it quite evident why the frog prince turned and ran! Excellent audio quality, subtle background music, and the use of sound effects such as a hair dryer, running footsteps, squelching gumdrops underfoot, and croaking frogs make this an entertaining addition to audio collections.
Judy Czarnecki, Chippewa River District Library System, Mt. Pleasant, MI
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From AudioFile
Happily ever after??? What might that mean if you're the Frog Prince and the princess just cannot abide lily pads in bed or hopping in the castle? While on a quest to find a witch to turn him back into a frog, the disconsolate prince creates his own satisfactory solution. In this extension of the familiar tale, Jon Scieszka's zany humor resonates in Patrick Lawlor's narration. Lawlor convincingly portrays a prissy princess and oozes personality as a series of witches who have agendas of their own for the prince. Music and sound effects add just the right amount of setting--clattering brick paths, chattering forest creatures, and bonging clocks. A.R. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Customer Reviews

"The Prince didn't feel like going out and slaying anything."
Quite an entertaining book with excellent artwork and a happy albeit foreseeable ending.

My son was quite tickled at how the story ends with "...they lived happily ever after..." right on the first page. I guess I am too much of a tease because he just assumed that I was "reading it wrong" as a joke. It took a bit of convincing to make him believe that it really said that!

This story is about the Frog Prince and Princess after the "happily ever after" and the fact that they are not so happy after all. Particularly the Frog Prince, who is still very frog-like and longs for the good old days. Without getting into too much detail, it turns out that things could be much worse and his wish for "happily ever after" turns to a wish for a lack of "unhappily ever after". If you think about this too long, it may get a little depressing - "Be happy with what you've got! It could be a lot worse!" - but on the surface, this is a funny and conversation-starting picture book.

I recommend this for any and all public and school libraries. Get several copies and keep one on display at all times. It will fly off the shelf!

The prince kissed the princess and....
"...and they lived happily ever after." Or did they? The Frog Prince and his Princess aren't getting along too well. He can't seem to stop trying to catch flies on his tongue, or bouncing on the furniture. His Princess, well, in short the relationship just isn't working out. One day the Princess threw an awful fit, and the Frog Prince decides to get someone to turn him back into a frog. After several adventures in which only a good knowledge of fairy tales, long legs and patience keep him safe, he comes back to his castle after realizing the worth of his Princess, and the two go back to living happily ever after. This time however, things are slightly different.

The pictures in this book couldn't be called cute and cuddly, or even cheerful, unless the one doing the calling either doesn't know the meanings of the words or was being sarcastic. The story is told well, and flows nicely. This is a fun book for one who always wonders what happens next.

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Frog Prince
I hate it when books leave you in suspense of what it left to happen. This book is a perfect example of what should be done to books. It gives you an update of what happens from the frog becomes a prince. I found it to be very good.