This is a thriller - or maybe it's a horror story. It could be a mystery or a romance. There are even some really good nature bits. And so starts Maddie's story of how she loved her tadpole and watched it turn in to a frog, only to have her Isabella Princess Big Eyes 'stolen'.
Awards
Winner of Storylines Notable New Zealand Books: Junior Fiction 2008. Shortlisted for New Zealand Post Children's Book Award: Junior Fiction 2008.