BLUE SPRUCE nominee 2012
by Heather McLeod
illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan
Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2011
30 pp.
Age: 5 +
Interests: fairy tales, frogs, magic, fairy tale updated, strong girls
Kiss Me! (I’m a Prince!)
21 Nov 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+, Canadian books Tags: Fairy Tale, fairy tale updated, frogs, Magic, strong girls
The Frog Princess: A Tlingit Legend from Alaska
21 Jul 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: First Nations, folktales, frogs, Princess, strong girls, Tlingit
The Frog Princess: A Tlingit Legend from Alaska
retold by Eric A. Kimmel
illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger
New York: Holiday House, 2006
28 pp
Age: 5+
Interests: princess, folklore, frogs, Tlingit, First Nations
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
14 Jun 2011 Leave a comment
in Movies, movies 5+ Tags: frogs, jazz, Magic, New Orleans, Princess, swamp
Rated: G
Length: 97 min.
Age: 5 + Commonsense Media sez: 6 +
Scary Factor: villain Dr. Facilier calls upon evil spirits for help several times; three frog-hunters in the swamp shoot guns and whack each other around quite violently; shadow demons chase Prince Naveen; several close calls with alligators and other creatures in the swamp; death of a ‘good guy’ main character near the end is rather shocking and very sad; death of Facilier as demons drag him down into hell (presumably)
Intense: death of a main character is very upsetting, his funeral is shown with grieving friends, although in the end it is rather uplifting
Bad Behavior: some drinking in restaurants and parties, plus one brief gag re. a drunk at the masquerade ball
Language: “hell”, “crap”, insults (“stupid”)
Interests: frogs, swamps, New Orleans, jazz, magic, princesses
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