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Prince Syrah of the Olive Isles used to be human (and a jerk), but for the last fifteen months he has been a frog (still a jerk) and he would really, really, like to be human again; although life has been a little better since Rapunzel found him, the spell he is under prevents people from realizing who he is--his one advantage is that he can hear people's thoughts when his skin is in contact with them, and hopefully he can use that to save Rapunzel...

Plain Jane has a heart of gold -- but her face is as homely as her nose is long. Princess Miserella, on the other hand, is a beautiful princess with a heart of stone. In this droll twist on the classic fairytale, the kiss-bestowing prince learns that beauty is indeed only skin deep. "Yolen pokes fun at the patterned Sleeping-princess story in a tale that's written with brisk simplicity and humor ... it is amusing, it has plenty of action, and it's...

Ten classic fairy tales retold.

In the first movie, Shrek is on a daring quest to rescue the feisty Princess Fiona with the help of his lovable loudmouthed Donkey and to win back the deed to his beloved swamp from scheming Lord Farquaad. Shrek 2: With the help of his faithful steed Donkey, Shrek takes on a potion-brewing fairy godmother, the pompous Prince Charming, and the famed ogre killer, Puss In Boots, a ferocious feline foe who's really just a pussycat at heart. Shrek the...