{"id":3141,"date":"2025-06-03T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2025-06-03T12:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:15:00","slug":"book-review-the-kingdom-that-never-existed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=3141","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Kingdom That Never Existed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Kingdom That Never Existed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by Alicia Stonecastle<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Children\u2019s Picture Book<\/p>\n

ISBN: <\/strong>9798310494886<\/p>\n

Print Length:<\/strong> 34 pages<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Reviewed by Jaylynn Korrell<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>A surprising story about friendship, an evil frog, and the last mosquito on earth<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Kingdom That Never Existed is a classic princess-on-a-mission story with an unusual twist. Supercharged with fun rhymes, this book follows two girls on a quest to save the last mosquito on Earth.<\/p>\n

When we open this story, Julia is living her everyday whimsical life in a magical kingdom, but then her father gifts her a most precious gift\u2014the last mosquito in the world\u2014and everything changes. It is a gift that she doesn\u2019t expect but gladly accepts. Not only does she cherish the mosquito, she\u2019s also enticed by the promise her dad makes. He tells her that if she can keep this precious gift safe, he\u2019ll know that he can trust her. And he\u2019ll buy her anything she wants!<\/p>\n

With a unicorn on the brain, the princess attempts to keep this little bug safe, but evil is lurking around the corner in the form of an evil mosquito-killing frog. Princess Julia and her best friend Jessi set off to save their stolen mosquito keep it safe.<\/p>\n

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Luckily, the girls are up to the challenge. These nobles aren\u2019t just sitting around waiting on other people to solve their problems. No army is sent out to retrieve the princess\u2019s lost pet. The two girls team up and start to investigate this mystery, climbing trees, fighting off bad guys, and doing their best.<\/p>\n

Their friendship is a true highlight in this story, as it exemplifies the power of working together to accomplish a common goal. Jessi, who is a very smart monkey, is the best counterpart to Princess Julia. Her intellect is always moving them forward to their goal, and she continues to be a great friend.<\/p>\n

Stonecastle\u2019s storytelling keeps things light, even in the tensest situations. You\u2019ll be reading this cutely rhyming book with a smile on your face, I\u2019m sure of it. I never thought I\u2019d feel so invested in the wellbeing of a mosquito and an evil frog.<\/p>\n

The villain, Queen Warticia Frogpee, is as evil as they come and also quite fashionably dressed. She mimics the evil queen from Snow White in some ways, while still showcasing her own unique evil abilities. The parallels to the story will feel familiar to readers, but the fun illustrations keep things light and not too scary, unlike how the evil queen can feel in Snow White. Sometimes the rhyming takes us to some unexpected, kind of random places, but we always return back to the story in the end.<\/p>\n

The Kingdom That Never Existed<\/em> is a great book for young readers who appreciate the silliness of the world as much as the power of friendship.<\/p>\n

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The Kingdom That Never Existed by Alicia Stonecastle Genre: Children\u2019s Picture Book ISBN: 9798310494886 Print Length: 34 pages Amazon Reviewed by Jaylynn Korrell A surprising story about friendship, an evil frog, and the last mosquito on earth The Kingdom That Never Existed is a classic princess-on-a-mission story with an unusual twist. Supercharged with fun rhymes, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bookreviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}