{"product_id":"9780544225466","title":"Frogged","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrogged\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Vivian Vande Velde\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne should be able to say of a princess “She was as good as she was beautiful,” according to \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Being a Princess\u003c\/i\u003e (third revised edition), which the 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Imogene's misadventures as an amphibian are entertaining. There's enough light humor throughout to keep readers hooked.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A fine addition to the canon of fractured fairy tales.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e   \"The action is convincing, carried forward by dialogue and ironic good humor. A satisfying journey for fans of fractured fairy tales.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e   \"Vande Velde writes with the crisp diction of a practiced storyteller who knows her text will likely be read aloud.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"Princess-loving girls will be charmed by this story.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaryland Black-Eyed Susan Award, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award (Vermont)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780544225466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41161958817998,"sku":"9780544225466","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780544225466_133e1966-60f1-4abd-8a0c-8f4e2708e4e8.jpg?v=1652119655","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780544225466","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}