Dragon's Breath (Tales of the Frog Princess)

Dragon's Breath is an enjoyable read, with a writing style directed towards younger kids.This is the story of a teen princess, Emma, who is learning magic and trying to get out of a betrothal. It is written in the first person, and starts off in the middle of things, which felt a bit awkward, but I realized later was because this is actually the third book in the series. It does, however, do a decent job of explaining things quickly and can be read by itself. The story is entertaining, and while the tone was lighthearted, the challenges therein were not trivial. Spells and magic are pretty juvenile, but since that is the target audience, that's not really a problem. It seems like in order to cast a spell, you just come up with a rhyming poem that demands or asks for what you want. There aren't really any rules about how the magic works or energy use or anything like that.I expected the book to be quite predictable, but it was not. The story line surprised me several times along the way.The biggest issue I had with the e-book are the many, many typos. This is unfortunately somewhat common in e-books, but that does not make it acceptable. OCR (optical character recognition) is all well and good for a cheap conversion, but it really must be accompanied by a thorough editing job.Still, I highly recommend this book to young fantasy readers (age 12 - 14) and I'm sure the rest of the series is on par.

My six year old daughter loves these books. I read them to her and occasionally censor the violent parts.The princess is on a quest to help turn her aunt's beloved (who was long ago turned into an otter by her grandmother) back into a human. It's one adventure after another with lots of thrilling moments.Like all the kindle versions of these books, this one has lots of typos. It looks like someone scanned this from the print format.

I would recommend this book to all fairy tail lovers, of course to under stand this book you would have to read the first book, The Frog Princess. What I really like about this book is that it's very adventurous. The characters go on many exciting quests that you just can't wait to see what happens next.

love the book.

The novel is a sequel to the "Frog Princess," and that novel should be read first to understand the characters. Princess Emeralda, her friend Prince Eadric, and her aunt Grassina (the Green Witch) discover the ingredients needed to reverse the spell that turned the man Grassina loved into an otter. The problem is the fact that the spell requires a hair from mother-of-pearl, the husk of a magic bean, a horse feather, and the breath of a green dragon. Most of the novel deals with the adventures of Emeralda and Eadric as they go on a quest seeking the items. Along the way they acquire some dragon friends. And they need to hurry, as the army of an adjoining kingdom is preparing to invade the country. The events come out a little different than planned. Grassina is not entirely sure she still wants Haywood whom she has not seen in human form for 20 years. Emeralda's grandmother is interferring, as she has never thought Haywood was good enough for Grassina - the reason she turned him into an otter. Things become complicated because some spells have hidden features that are unknown until activated. Also, you do have to be careful what you wish for, or you may get unwanted results. As usual with fairy tales, the hero or heroine (in this case) prevail in the end.

I loved it from start to finish. This book was captivating and entertaining! Princess Emma and Prince Eadric have a big adventure as they collect the items to break the spell on Aunt Grassina's betrothed and have more adventures along the way!!

If you like fantasy books this is the one for you. I really enjoyed everything about this book, I have read it like a million times and I will read it again. I hope that you want to try to read this book, and when you do I wish that you will enjoy it as much as I have.

My daughters loved this series and we just purchased it for my niece. It is a great series for middle school to junior high.

My daughter and I love all ED Baker's books. They are funny and intelligent and I want to know what happens as much as my 8 year old does.

have to get the book in the series,hoping it's still as good as i remember and that my daughter would read and love it too

前作（The Feog Princess）で、めでたくもとの姿に戻った Emma 王女 とEadric 王子ですが、Emma の祖母が 叔母の Grassina の恋人にかけた呪いを解く為に、祖母の家へと旅立ちます。Grassina の恋人 Haywood の呪いを解く為のアイテム集めの旅という趣です、タイトルにDragon とありますが、あまりドラゴンは中心といった感じではありません。この巻もおとぎ話や昔話のパロディがあちこちにあります。完全な続き物ですので、The Feog Princess を読んでからお読みください。

Recommended

Loved the book, but it took a really long time to arrive.