The Frog Prince (Hello Reader! Level 3, Grades 1 & 2) (Scholastic Reader, Level 3)

This is a good story for kids because it teaches that, sometimes, we need a startling event to wake us up to a better way to be. I admit the original Grimm ending is a bit much, so I've taken the liberty--I tell stories to groups of youngsters--of altering the ending just a bit so that the Princess 'grows up' and the Prince himself is saved by her behavior.here's my alteration:The princess grew very angry. `I wont, I wont, I wont!' & she picked up the frog & threw him across the room! SPLAT! Up vs. th wall! He fell to the floor & didn't get up.`Oh dear! I hope I haven't hurt him! I didn't mean to hurt him!' She picked him up. `One time when I got hurt, my daddy picked me up & kissed me & I got well again! Maybe I can make the frog get well again too!' She kissed him.SWOOSH! The frog became a tall, handsome prince w/a kindly smile.`Who are YOU?' she cried.`I am a prince! A long time ago, a wicked witch turned me into a frog because I wouldn't marry her. She said she'll fix it so NOBODY w/marry me then, because nobody w/care for a slimy frog! But you care! You care enough to kiss me! Because of you, I am a prince again. Will you marry me?'And she did.

Look up the original Brother's Grimm The Frog Prince and you will find that the princess is mean to the frog and yes, she does throw him against the wall causing him to turn back into his human form. It was not a kiss that changed him back. The theory on why he is thrown is that, during the time(1700's)the Grimm brothers were traveling the land collecting up oral stories, it was believed that a powerful blow could break a changeling spell (the prince was "changed" into a frog).The pictures are funny and put a lighthearted spin on what is truly, and originally, a not so very nice tale.

Frog Prince Hello Reader, is one very cute version of the Frog Prince I chose for my daughter's first-grade classroom. When children can see many versions of the same tale it adds to their understanding of story and character development. Plus, they have the enjoyment of hearing the story and seeing the many different illustrations. It encourages them to create their own stories and drawings. I loved it.

My son is six years old and going to second grade. Read this book with no difficulties and loved it.

Shdh

Cute story!

cute story

This shortened version has an abrupt and terrible ending. I tried to return it, but do you unforeseen circumstances missed the return window. Very disappointing. Threw it away bc it’s not worth donating to the library.

Minha filha de 3 anos amou. Só não gostei muito do final da história, que parece que tá faltando páginas de tão resumido deixaram o final. E um desfecho estranho, assim que a princesa arremessa o sapo na parede, ele se transforma no príncipe, qual a relação? E aí logo em seguida já se casam e ela sai do castelo(rs).

Even though it was written in 1974, it is still GARBAGE.I simply cannot believe Scholastic endorsed such a garbage. I don't know about the original "The Frog Prince" from Grimm's book. This simplified version has nothing worth reading. No lesson, no values, no story, nothing interesting...SPOILER:The princess, a selfish bad person, was angry and tried to murder the frog by throwing it against the wall. The frog turned into a beautiful tall prince and they got married and lived happily forever after.