“When I wrote The Frog Princess, I just started writing without an outline,” she said. The author does admit, though, that her confidence has grown since she first penned The Frog Princess. To this day, I hope that I can create characters who are relatable enough that my readers will care about them.” - E.D. I remember being upset when terrible things happened to Sarah, which meant that the character was so well written that I actually cared what happened to her. It was like revisiting old friends who I never stopped loving.” I loved The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett when I was young. “I felt at home writing the book because I knew the characters and the kingdom so well. I think this new book fits in very well.”Į.D.

The story takes place between Once Upon a Curse (book 3) and No Place for Magic (book 4). “I love the characters from the series and I knew there was one thing left for them to do. “I wrote The Frog Princess Returns to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the publication of The Frog Princess,” E.D. has written a total of nine Tales of the Frog Princess books, the most recent, The Frog Princess Returns, released June 6. “I didn’t even guess that it might have a bright future until soon after it came out when I heard that Disney wanted to option it for a movie.”

“It was the first book I’d ever had published, and I was thrilled,” E.D. first imagined the book, she had no idea that it would become so popular. The book was an immediate success with readers, and it inspired Disney’s animated movie The Princess and the Frog. In 2002, Bloomsbury USA Childrens published E.D.’s first middle-grade novel, The Frog Princess. “I’ve received countless letters from parents telling me that this is true of their own child, which makes me very happy.” “The very best letters I receive from fans tell me that they didn’t like to read before they discovered my books, but now they love it!” she said. has lots of reasons for wanting to write for young readers, she says the most motivating is creating books that even reluctant readers want to read. “Writing books was what I wanted to do more than anything, and I’m so happy that I get to do it!” “I lose all track of time when I’m writing and I look forward to it every day,” E.D. The author of more than 15 books for young readers, including the Tales of the Frog Princess series, discovered writing in elementary school, and never looked back.

The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker