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Prince of the Pond by Donna Jo Napoli
This is a captivating jewel of a story where a common fairy tale theme is infused with creative imaginative breadth, depth, humor and diversity. Fantasy and informational genres merge as one.
Napoli tells the story of a Prince who has been turned into a frog by a hag. However, it is Jade, a female frog, who befriends the Prince, known as Pin, and patiently teaches him the world of the pond, frogs and creatures within his new world. In the process, Pin teaches Jade to see beyond the limited scope of a frog's lifeworld. As their relationship evolves they are both changed and their children are a new species of froglets known as fawgs!
In the end the reader knows more facts about frogs as well. This is a story you can almost see played out on the big screen as well as in the comfort of a big soft chair!
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Donna Jo Napoli writes serious as well as humorous genres. Her breadth of writing is refreshing and creative. I look forward to reading more of her work.
by is an historical fiction set during WW II when three Italian boys are kidnapped by German soldiers and forced to work in a labor camp. It is a tale of their heroicism, survival, and the ravage of war on them physically, emotionally and nationally. There are times reading when I felt I would be honored to be friends struggling along side them.