We were at the library and my son chose this book.  I had no idea how good it would be until I sat down to read it with him.  It's our new favorite fairy tale!  I couldn't wait to share it with all of you.  The book is called The Dog Prince: An Original Fairy Tale by Lauren Mills. 

It is based on the well-known classic--The Frog Prince but with a twist!

The story is about a prince who finds castle life to be a bore.  He seeks adventure, hunting for a beast called the chimera (part lion, goat, and snake).  On his way, he meets a goat girl, but is very impatient and rude to her, demanding her to move her goats, so his hunting party can pass.  Then he runs into an old woman and her laundry on a narrow bridge.  He refuses to wait for her to remove her clothes and tramples through them without a care in the world.

Little did he know the old woman was a fairy and she places a curse on the prince for his rudeness.  She turns him into a hound dog.  No longer a prince, he now has no home, until Eliza, the goat girl, befriends him.  The Prince finally sees by example how to treat others due to the kindess and affection of Eliza.  Read more to find out if he will remain a dog forever or gain a second chance to love and respect others as a kinder man and Prince.

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