This is a modern version of the fairy tale about the Princess who kisses a frog, and he turns into a Prince - although in this retelling, she kisses a toad, and he doesn't turn into a Prince immediately. Oh no. He just falls in love with her generous spirit, and then has to get a wizard to perform the transformation. Very luckily he is friendly with the Court Magician's shaggy dog, and between them they manage to manipulate the wizard's magic for their own ends. The toad makes an incredibly ugly Prince (all protruding eyes, and prehensile tongue, not to mention an abiding delight in eating flies). How amazing that the Princess is just like him! They could have been made for each other!

 

This book is part of a book series called Tiger Series .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Tim Archbold was born in Northumberland and lives in the Scottish Borders. He has written and illustrated over 100 books for children, including Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles (2012). Rebecca Lisle was born in Yorkshire. She trained at Oxford University as a Biology teacher. After having lived in New York and Switzerland, she now lives in Bristol with her husband, two sons, and two cats.