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E. D. Baker scored international acclaim for her debut The Frog Princess, a Book Sense Children's Pick. The Salamander's Spell features sisters Chartreuse and Grassina in a tale of magic, humor and grave danger. "Continues the evolution of the series from a simple retelling of a well-known fairy tale into an entertaining saga featuring a fully developed magical world of its own."-School Library Journal
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"A prequel to Tales of the Frog Princess. Grassina, as the second oldest princess, is told she must content herself to her life as it is, while her older sister Chartreuse is trained to rule the kingdom. But when a curse turns their mother, The Green Witch, into a disagreeable hag, Grassina finds unexpected means and powers to help defend the kingdom from lurking threats. A charming book, and one I had no trouble following despite never had read any of the other books in the series. It's for preteens, but it isn't "dumbed down" like some other books I have read in this genre. I only had two small nits: one, is that the lovey-dovey talk between Grassina and her true love area a bit much. Yes, I know they are under a spell -- it was still overboard. Also, connected with that, it would have been more believable if Grassina were 15 or 16, not 13. At 13, boys and girls are just getting over the notion that the opposite sex has cooties. Otherwise, it was very sweet."
— April (4 out of 5 stars)
The Salamander Spell Listener Reviews
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" it was slow going at 1st but picked up. "
— Stephanie, 2/19/2014 -
" This book had me very excited and entertained with every page!! "
— Raquel, 2/10/2014 -
" The book was okay. It was rather unnecessary, but I suppose it was fun seeing where the characters came from, and how they got to be what they were.The plot itself was sort of bland. Mostly it was just Grassina finding out something we already knew and its sort of frustrating that way. I just sort of wanted to shout "Your the Green Witch! Let's move on now." If there's anything I really liked about the book, it was the ending. The irony of their optimism and certainty was pretty great. So I think it's worth the familiar characters, but don't expect any intense plot, or real resolution to said plot. "
— Rhiana, 2/4/2014 -
" I love this series! This is the best one yet. It goes back in time to when Grassina was a girl, and is about how she gets her magic and meets Hayward, her one true love. I read it in a day... "
— Taunya, 2/2/2014 -
" fantastic story of how grassina became the green witch "
— malysa, 1/21/2014 -
" Is it good anyone??? "
— Miranda, 1/19/2014 -
" This is a Prequel to the Frog Princess. It's kinda fun to see how some of the mayhem started. Overall story not quite as charming as the rest...and I don't get why they named it what they did? The Salamander is hardly in the book. I think something like the Green Witch would have been better. "
— Melanie, 1/17/2014 -
" It was nice to learn the background of Emma's Aunt Grassina and how she met Haywood but for me it left out one important story-How Haywood became an otter! I expected it and didn't get it, I was disappointed. It was good, just not great. "
— Linda, 1/17/2014 -
" Not my favorite in the series. "
— Kristen, 1/15/2014 -
" The only problem with this book is that it doesn't quite fit with the other books. I am now reading Dragon's Breath, and there are several instances where the facts don't match up. Otherwise I really enjoyed it. "
— Elizabeth, 1/1/2014 -
" This is the prequel to the Frog Princess. It was good though not as good as the Frog Princess. Still a pretty entertaining story with lots of magic, magical creatures, and romance. "
— Alyssa, 12/23/2013 -
" really good series!!! love this book and it's series!!!! "
— drummer, 12/9/2013 -
" great book I loved the fighting between the two sisters but I was a little sad because I knew it was going to end badly.I still loved getting to hear the aunt part of the story. "
— Sloan, 11/28/2013 -
" Enjoyed this a bit more than I expected to. Interesting prequel to the Frog Princess books, but you don't really want to read it first-- read it 5th. "
— Britt,, 11/27/2013 -
" Good book. It really gives you some nice background info for the tales of a frog princess series. I would read the series first though... "
— Natalie, 8/23/2013 -
" It was quite a darling story, didn't quite attract me as much as the others did. It was very interesting to hear the story from Grassina's point of view. It had it's pluses and minuses. Overall just a fun book to read. "
— Marina, 8/7/2013 -
" An amusing, cute, and lighthearted read for someone who doesn't want to trudge through a thick book. "
— Lindsey, 5/27/2013 -
" This book tells the story of how Grassina became the Green Witch, and all the background of that generation. It was pretty interesting although I like the story line with Emma and Eadric a little better. Still a good book though. "
— Cara, 5/16/2013 -
" It was a very funny book! "
— Shawna, 3/26/2013 -
" go back intime to when Grassina was a little girl and her mom fell bait to the curse. "
— Anika, 1/26/2013 -
" So far it is good.I like it because it is interesting. "
— Madeline, 9/7/2012 -
" This was a very good prequel, I coundn't put it down! "
— Jamie, 8/31/2012 -
" Sooooo amazing I couldn't stop reading!!! "
— Cammi, 6/25/2012 -
" this book is filled with details and fantasy i wish it was real it would be cool to be a witch "
— Olivia, 5/24/2012 -
" Great prequel! "
— Danika, 8/26/2011 -
" My pre-teen read this series and *begged* me to read this b/c she loved it. In the interest of good parenting, not turning down an invitation into my daughter's world, etc., I read it. :-) I can see why a nearly 12 yo girl would love it. I would have been all over this series at her age, too. "
— Erica, 6/27/2011 -
" i luv this book!!!! "
— Ana, 5/6/2011 -
" Not nearly as cohesive as the first book. Should have been edited a few more times to clean up continuity. "
— Skedatt, 4/17/2011 -
" Loved every minute of it. Now I'm hunting down all her other books... This could get expensive since she seems to have quite a few ... "
— Tiana, 4/6/2011 -
" this book is filled with details and fantasy i wish it was real it would be cool to be a witch "
— Olivia, 3/10/2011
About E. D. Baker
E. D. Baker made her international debut with The Frog Princess, which was a Book Sense Children’s Pick and has been translated into many languages worldwide. She has since written four other books in the series: Dragon’s Breath, Once Upon a Curse, No Place for Magic, and The Salamander Spell. Baker currently lives in Maryland with her daughters.
About Katherine Kellgren
Katherine Kellgren (1969–2018), narrator and actress, appeared onstage in London, New York, and Frankfurt, including in the role of Laura in a regional production of The Glass Menagerie and appearances on Comedy Central. In recognition of her mastery of audiobook narration, she received many honors, including the prestigious Audie Awards, with four for best female narrator; the Odyssey Award; Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award; dozens of AudioFile magazine Earphones Awards; an AudioFile Golden Voice Award; Booklist Voice of Choice award; and acclaim from press and listener reviews.