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Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Tropes
Synopsis
When her mother goes on a NASA mission, Cat Starr is sent to live with her father, stepsister Olivia, and younger brother Geoffrey, but interference by her inept fairy godmother causes toads to appear when Cat speaks and gems to fall from Olivia's mouth, bringing one to the attention of jewel thieves and the other to a secret government laboratory.
Is Once Upon a Toad appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 8 and up.
This whimsical fairy tale retelling features magical mishaps that endanger the protagonists but resolves with humor and heart. Mild peril includes jewel thieves and government capture, but nothing graphic or frightening.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include kidnapping and captivity.
Who'll love this
Readers will love the creative twist on classic fairy tale curses and the hilarious chaos that follows two stepsisters dealing with toads and jewels.