Reviews

The Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as De Fawg Pin by Judy Schachner, Donna Jo Napoli

ecahilly's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

5.0

lemon_drop's review against another edition

3.0

Fun take on life as the Frog Prince...

megan_danyelle's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

larasam's review against another edition

3.5

What a cute (and sad) exploration of what happens before the princess finds the frog.

priscillamarie's review against another edition

5.0

This is a version I just re-read. It's a retelling of the The Frog Prince, but don't expect a happy ending.

heart1lly's review against another edition

5.0

Just did a reread of this and all I can say is this:

LOVE IS DEAD
SHUT IT DOWN
FUCK EVERYTHING

This book traumatized me when I was 11 and as a 31 year old, I have to say NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

evamadera1's review against another edition

3.0

I preferred this attempt by Napoli on a fairy tale retelling to Zel. That's the most positive thing I can say about the book. I'm pretty sure that I would have enjoyed it more had Napoli not insisted on giving "De Fawg Pin" an annoying lisp that lasted through the entire book (or at least his time as a frog). This was a big put off for me. It was a quick, easy read with a bittersweet but appropriate ending.
It's not a bad book. In fact, I think it's an admirable take on the Frog Prince fairy tale story. It failed to make much of an impression on me.

taraarat's review against another edition

My third grade teacher read this book to us in 1999. Also during reading time on Fridays, the student of the week got to pick a friend and they could listen in the cozy reading chair instead of on the rug. This book was so fun to listen to; Mrs. Greenwood was the besssst.

heart1lly's review

5.0

Just did a reread of this and all I can say is this:

LOVE IS DEAD
SHUT IT DOWN
FUCK EVERYTHING

This book traumatized me when I was 11 and as a 31 year old, I have to say NOTHING HAS CHANGED.