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32 pp.
| Fitzhenry
| February, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-1-55455-161-3$18.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Brooke Kerrigan.
A frog, hoping to be restored as a prince, asks Ella for a kiss; he even offers her princesshood in return. She doesn't comply, though, because she prefers a talking frog--and her freedom to play--to a life of royalty. The text provides enough twists to satisfy fairy-tale fans, while the illustrations of freckle-faced, jeans-wearing Ella will draw them in.