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The Frog Bride
By Antonia Barber
An elegant retelling of a Russian folk tale becomes an enchanting fairytale classic.
A Russian tsar tells each of his three sons to shoot an arrow and marry the woman he finds where the arrow lands. But one son discovers a large frog holding his arrow in her mouth! He marries the frog, only to discover that each night she changes into a beautiful princess. But will he ever have a flesh-and-blood human wife to call his own?
- A top children's storyteller's retelling of an enthralling Russian folk tale.
- Haunting artwork from a fresh new talent!
About the author
Antonia Barber is an award winning author, whose work includes "The Ghosts", shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and "The Mousehole Cat", a finalist for the Smarties prize, Commended for the 1991 Kate Greenaway Medal and winner of the 1990 British Book Award.
About the illustrator
Virginia Lee studied Art and Design at Exeter College and Illustration at Kingston University. She has also worked as a sculptor on Peter Jackson's film trilogy "The Lord of the Rings".
Review
"Overall a beautifully illustrated and designed book with a story that intrigues and draws the reader in." Reading Time Vol 52 no1
ISBN:
9781845074760
Imprint:
Frances Lincoln
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Hardback
Release Date:
September 1, 2007
Dimensions:
280 x 240mm, 32pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$27.95
New Zealand RRP:
$29.99
Stock Level:
No Stock