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erutane's review against another edition
1.0
To begin with, I'm not sure why or when I reserved this title at the library, but I read it anyway. I'm still trying to figure out how we go from a spoiled brat pouting and refusing to honor a promise to a helpful frog to the brat body slamming the poor frog against a wall to suddenly marrying him. Am I missing something? Is this how the original fairy tale goes? Whatever. It's awful. And the illustrations are dreadful as well.
caroline_carnivorous's review against another edition
4.0
Very cute! A classic tale, but I hadn't read this version before. Spoilt, judgy princess learns her lesson!
craigidile's review
Still don't know what happened to that golden ball, but now I don't care! Plus, now I know what Tom Robbins was talking about in Still Life With Wookpecker!
fablesandwren's review against another edition
2.0
I have the complete set of the Grimm Fairy-Tales, and there are so many that I haven’t read! They are very short, as one would know, so I have decided to read each one and give them a review. Some are very vulgar, some are very cute and some don’t even make sense. Some of them are well known fairy-tales and some have never been told. Some are fairy-tales we know but are not the same because they have been downplayed for the children.
This story CAN be told to young kids. It isn't vulgar, and it has a life lesson with it: always intend to keep your promises.
A very pretty princess loses her favorite toy. A frog tells her that he can get it if she promises him something. She says she will promise what he wishes, but in reality she doesn't intend to keep the promise.
First off: This story comes off a little odd. Why won’t the kind frog just be kind and get the toy? Why does he have to get something in return? Why doesn't the princess want to keep said promise?
There are lessons in this story, so I would say it is an easy read and possibly something enjoyable by young kids.
This story CAN be told to young kids. It isn't vulgar, and it has a life lesson with it: always intend to keep your promises.
A very pretty princess loses her favorite toy. A frog tells her that he can get it if she promises him something. She says she will promise what he wishes, but in reality she doesn't intend to keep the promise.
First off: This story comes off a little odd. Why won’t the kind frog just be kind and get the toy? Why does he have to get something in return? Why doesn't the princess want to keep said promise?
There are lessons in this story, so I would say it is an easy read and possibly something enjoyable by young kids.
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