Kiss the Frog: Disney's The Princess & The Frog

by Melissa Lagonegro, Walt Disney Company

Walt Disney Pictures presents The Princess and the Frog. . . .

Meet Tiana, Disney's newest princess! When she and the spoiled Prince Naveen are turned into frogs, they find themselves lost in the Louisiana bayou, with no one to turn to but a lovesick Cajun firefly, a trumpet-playing alligator—and each other. Determined to become human again, Tiana and Naveen embark on a hilarious and heartwarming adventure. Together, they find romance where they least expect it—and discover that dreams really can come true.

This Step 2 retelling shares the magic of Disney’s latest feature film—and soon-to-be classic—The Princess and the Frog.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Fantasy

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 13, 2009

Reviews

[Nikki]

The pictures were really good but the writing could use some work. This book told pretty much the whole story of The Princess and the Frog but it jumped through the story really quickly and left out a lot of things. This book could have been better.

[Arwen]

The whole movie in 32 pages. A very simple version, yet young readers will be able to read this themselves and will enjoy characters they already know and love.

[Anthony]

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[Meredith]

This beginning reader retells the story from the Disney animated film “The Princess and the Frog.”

[KaitandMaddie]

Maddie was fascinated to learn that some parts of the USA have French too.

[Joanna]

A paired down telling of the Disney's Princess and and the Frog, this version leaves out many of the obstacles that Tiana and Naveen face, which makes their relationship less rich and complicated and loses the true moral of the story. I understand the intent behind it (making an easy version for young readers), but I think that it really loses the best parts of this story as a result. The toddler, however, loves this book.

[Clarissa]

Disney's, The Princess and the Frog: Kiss the Frog is written by Melissa Lagonegro. This book is a very simplified retelling of The Princess and the Frog. It's a beginning reader book. I think this book would be a great fit for beginning readers. If they've seen the movie it would help them with the content within the book. The audience this book is intended for are young girls. I would use this book in my classroom to help beginning readers learn to read. I gave this book 4 stars because I'm not the biggest fan of newer Disney movies. I think they lack some of the fun non-politically correct themes from earlier Disney movies.

[babyhippoface]

The plot of this Disney movie is condensed here almost to unrecognizable proportions, but I ordered this for my library because I know it will be checked out all the time by my Disney-princess-loving kindergarten, first- and second-grade girls. No doubt about it.

[Jenna]

What child does not like a good Disney book? I think it is great to have Disney books around because the child can enjoy both the book and the movie that goes along with it. The author did a great job of summarizing the movie in 32 short pages.

[Alice]

We saw the movie on Saturday and read this book Sunday night. Loved them both!!!!

[Miss Niki]

This book has a high frequency of the "F" sound. Rate of occurance: 18 times in the initial position; 1 time in the medial position

[Miriam]

This was a cute retelling of the movie. The little trivia questions were fun and would definitely be engaging for younger readers.

[Grace Morton]

I like the way the story went. Can't wait to watch the movie.

[Rosa Cline]

This is a level 2 reader. So mid level reading children shouldn't have a hard time getting through the book. It is similar to the movie but not really, although tells the same story.

[Cassidy Bunnett]

It is good and funny