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  • Published: 1 October 1994
  • ISBN: 9780140371512
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $14.99

The Prince of the Pond

Otherwise Known as De Fawg Pin



From the author of The Magic Circle, Zel, and Stones in Water.

Who is that handsome green stranger? None of the pond dwellers has ever seen the peculiar new frog before. They found him sitting in a pile of human clothes outside the hag’s house. What a strange frog he is! He gets his feet tangled when he tries to jump, he refuses to eat bugs, and he can’t tell a toad from a frog. He calls himself “De Fawg Pin,” and he’s about to turn pond life topsy-turvy!
 
“The frog prince motif has inspired many books, but few as original as this novel.”—Booklist
 
“An animal fantasy that fairy tale readers will relish.”—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review

  • Published: 1 October 1994
  • ISBN: 9780140371512
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $14.99

About the author

Donna Jo Napoli

Donna Jo Napoli has written several novels for young adults involving Italian history, from the Renaissance to the World War II era. History wasn’t her favorite subject when she was young, but in writing stories based on historical events, Ms. Napoli has become fascinated by the people of many different times and places. Learning more about the past reveals that history has surprising bearing on the present. In the artistic and political world of Medici Florence, the author sees many similarities to our world today.

Ms. Napoli lives with her husband in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, where she is a college professor. She has written nearly sixty books for young readers, including STONES IN WATER, FIRE IN THE HILLS, THREE DAYS, THE MAGIC CIRCLE and THE PRINCE OF THE POND.

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Praise for The Prince of the Pond

“The frog prince motif has inspired many books, but few as original as this novel.”—Booklist   “An animal fantasy that fairy tale readers will relish.”—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review "Readers will enjoy this funny fairy tale, but they will also learn about what makes frogs different from toads, why they have two vocal sacs, and how the whole mating thing works."—School Library Journal