Synopses & Reviews
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 (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.
Review
[star] "The most entertaining magical world since Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest . . . Another winner."--
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Vande Velde knows her way around fairy tales and fantasy and has a wicked sense of humor about both."--The Bulletin
"Lighthearted and sly."--Booklist
Review
"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
Synopsis
The wizard has big summer plans: to garden, to fish, and to nap. The only thing better would be if he had someone nice to share the days with. But the only people who show up want him to rescue yet another princess, lift the usual vile curse, confront a fearsome ghost, deal with a pack of magical hooligans, harvest a crop of golden cucumbers, and on and on. . . .
A wizard's work is never done!
Synopsis
The wizard has big summer plans: to garden, to fish, and to nap. The only thing better would be if he had someone nice to share the days with. But the only people who show up want him to rescue yet another princess, lift the usual vile curse, confront a fearsome ghost, deal with a pack of magical hooligans, harvest a crop of golden cucumbers, and on and on. . . .
A wizard's work is never done!
Synopsis
The laugh-out-loud adventures of a wizard on vacation.
Synopsis
From Edgar Award-winning author Vivian Vande Velde comes a fresh and funny twist on the fairy tale "The Princess and the Frog" in which a princess gets turned into a frog herself!
About the Author
VIVIAN VANDE VELDE is the author of more than twenty books, including
Heir Apparent; the Edgar Award winner
Never Trust a Dead Man; and
Smart Dog, winner of Tennessee's Volunteer State Book Award. She lives in Rochester, New York.
Table of Contents
Contents
How It All Starts
The Beautiful Princess, the Wicked Stepmother, and the Ugly Stepsister
Beasts on the Rampage
To Rescue a Princess
Wizard and Ghost
The Princess and the Quest for the Golden Cucumbers