Kiss Me! I'm a Prince!
by Heather McLeod (Author) Brooke Kerrigan (Illustrator)
Ella meets a talking frog who tries to convince her to kiss him so he can turn into a prince, but after playing with her, he begins to question his wish. "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a prince!" says the frog. But Ella thinks that a talking frog is much more interesting than living like a princess in a castle. And during his stay with Ella and her family, Prince Frog discovers a world of fun beyond the castle gates.
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K-Gr 2--This clever variation on the classic "Frog Prince" features a modern girl wearing a red ball cap, a striped T-shirt, purple pants, and red sneakers. She is carrying a basketball, ready to shoot hoops, when a little green frog with a crown on his head wants a kiss to become a prince. When he puckers up his big froggy lips, Ella just puts him in her pocket and continues on her way. She would much rather have a talking frog than be a princess (as the frog promises her) who must study all day and wear uncomfortable clothes. They play together until a courtier takes the frog away in a golden coach pulled by white horses. Two weeks later the frog is back, having negotiated less homework and more time to play. A kiss from a friend will help him escape his frog body, so Ella kisses him. Kerrigan saves the transformation for the back endpapers. As a boy and girl go swimming, a crown rests on one towel, a red ball cap on the other. The uncluttered artwork uses a pastel palette and makes good use of white space. Whether read independently or shared at storytime, this breezy tale of a frog who comes to value being a boy as much as being a prince will elicit smiles.--Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN
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Heather McLeod is a singer/songwriter, storyteller, and former CBC Radio host, who now lives and farms with her family on the outskirts of Thunder Bay, Ontario. She has three CDs to her credit, but this is her first book.
Brooke Kerrigan has been drawing for as long as she can remember. Her doodling eventually led her to an Applied Arts degree at Sheridan College in Ontario, followed by a few publications. Born and raised in Toronto, Brooke currently works from her home in Chamonix, France. Her art has appeared in Chirp Magazine and Bayard Press' Eat It Up children's cookbook.
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