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The Princess Swap #4
The Frog Princess and Peter Pan (or, Wendy Darling and the Secret Prince)
336 pages, Paperback
Published July 7, 2026
About the author
Kim Bussing
13 books76 followersKim Bussing is an award-winning author of fairy tales for adults and children. Books in her middle-grade series, THE PRINCESS SWAP, have been selected as Amazon Editor's Picks, featured as both Barnes & Noble and Publisher's Weekly New & Notable picks, and have been included on the Kids Indie Next List by the American Booksellers Association.
When she's not writing, you can find her at a bookstore (unsurprisingly), attempting to bake macarons, or listening to Broadway soundtracks.
You can find her online at her website or on Instagram.
When she's not writing, you can find her at a bookstore (unsurprisingly), attempting to bake macarons, or listening to Broadway soundtracks.
You can find her online at her website or on Instagram.
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July 16, 2026
Wendy Darling does not want to go to boarding school: she wants to go to Neverland and have all her wildest dreams come true, including finding her mother and living happily ever after. Little does she know that the princess of Neverland is hiding in a swamp, cursed to turn into a frog every night and unsure how to find a prince who will rescue her. The two simultaneously set off on adventures to find what they want and end up tangled in each other's stories.
Small rant: what's with children's fantasy and never letting the antagonist die? I mean, come on, it's not unreasonable that there might be more than one evil person on the planet, why do we have to keep recycling the same ones over and over? Boring. And I know this book is not setting out to be diverse, but the whiteness and amatonormativity are kind of starting to seem off-putting now that we're 4 books in.
But otherwise, this was a really fun read. I liked getting to see Peter and Wendy as well as the frog princess in a little different light. The fairy godfather is always a fun addition, and I really liked getting to see a huge variety of magical settings. The character arcs were well done, and the ending came together splendidly. I enjoy Kim Bussing's writing style in this series, and I'll be looking forward to more books in this series if she can find more princesses to swap. (But would it be too much to ask for one of them to be a person of color, disabled, or queer?)
Small rant: what's with children's fantasy and never letting the antagonist die? I mean, come on, it's not unreasonable that there might be more than one evil person on the planet, why do we have to keep recycling the same ones over and over? Boring. And I know this book is not setting out to be diverse, but the whiteness and amatonormativity are kind of starting to seem off-putting now that we're 4 books in.
But otherwise, this was a really fun read. I liked getting to see Peter and Wendy as well as the frog princess in a little different light. The fairy godfather is always a fun addition, and I really liked getting to see a huge variety of magical settings. The character arcs were well done, and the ending came together splendidly. I enjoy Kim Bussing's writing style in this series, and I'll be looking forward to more books in this series if she can find more princesses to swap. (But would it be too much to ask for one of them to be a person of color, disabled, or queer?)
July 14, 2026
Absolutely fantastic, super fun and spunky! Kim Bussing has a real talent and I enjoy each new book even more than the previous one! I keep coming back for more!
July 17, 2026
i love a good peter pan interpretation
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