Author - J. Patrick Lewis
Illustrator - Gennady Spirin
Publisher - Dial Books, 1994.
Page #'s - 32
Rating - 2.5/5
The Frog Princess is a Russian folktale. A tsar has three sons and he asks them to shoot arrows and where ever they land, will be their wives. They find a noblemen's daughter, a wealthy merchant's daughter, and a frog. The wives are challenged to create a robe and a desert. The frog does the best until it is sent off to the Blue Kingdom because of the curse. The son searches far and wide, and with the help of a witch, he breaks the spell and the frog turns into a beautiful princess, Vasilia the Wise. They live happily ever after.
They story is detailed and trails on too long. It is a little confusing and the moral of the story gets lost in the plot. The Russian artwork is very fitting. It is very ornate and majestic with golds and gemtones. This was not my favorite version of the Frog Princess.
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