By: Gail Carson Levine
Genre: Children’s/Young Reader Fantasy
Pages: 104
Published: 2002
Told in: Third Person
In a nutshell:
Parsley is taken to live with the evil fairy, Bombina after
her father is caught stealing parsley out of the fairy’s garden for her.
Bombina’s specialty is turning things into toads. When she sees Parsley smiling
at a young prince, Tansy, she grows jealous and decides to turn him into a
toad, but instead the curse falls on Parsley. Now Parsley must discover how to
become human again, while Tansy goes on several quests to earn the right to the
throne.
What you may enjoy:
A light, fun read, this book is great for beginning readers.
It’s not too long and has several pictures throughout it. It is silly and
simple, a book that is not meant to be taken too seriously.
What you may NOT enjoy:
This book is predictable. It’s silly. Some things don’t
connect or make logical sense. In some ways the story feels rushed and the
characters are not fully developed.
Warnings:
Violence and Disturbing Images:
Several people turned into toads, mildly graphic and
mentioned; toad thrown, non-graphic; boys wrestle, non-graphic; flea bites
king, non-graphic.
Sex and Nudity:
Girl kisses a toad twice, non-graphic
Language and profanity:
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