Reviews

Mitchell’s [book] is a miracle of the Now. The reader moves through it with eyes wide upon the concrete and the fantastic at once.
— Kirkus Reviews

Stephen Mitchell’s spiffy, creative, and endearing reworking of the classic Grimms’ fairy tale draws from the wellspring of his extraordinary translations of great religious texts. Like Meetings with the Archangel, which he called “a comedy of the spirit,” this work of imaginative prose is a free-fall into the kind of perennial wisdom that stirs the soul. It is a delight from start to finish... The Frog Prince will transport you into a realm where you’ll experience afresh the marvelous surprises of the soul’s thermodynamics.
— Spirituality and Health

A thoroughly delightful entertainment.
— Booklist

Mitchell winds a tight and even suspenseful tale, reinvigorating the old story with quirky, believable characterization and good advice for living in a relationship.
— The Washington Post

Stephen Mitchell comes up with an endearing, fresh telling of this old tale. He is inspiring, and his writing is luminous and lyrical. He actually gives us a mini-novel, complete with colorful characters, a properly paced storyline, quiet emotional punch, and much wisdom... And the value of the lesson? Inestimable.
— Nashville Tennessean