Author: Noor H. Dee
Illustrator: Choryna Dezavega
Publisher: Noura Kids
Publication: June 2025
ISBN: 978-623-8094-92-9
š Awarded as Childrenās Book of the Year 2025 by the Indonesian Publishers Association (IKAPI)
āļø Selected for Book Illustrators Gallery (BIG) 2026 at the Asian Festival of Childrenās Content (AFCC), Singapore
Pangeran Katak yang Bau Ketek (The Stinky Pit Frog Prince) is a children’s picture book that tells a story of a frog prince whose armpit’s smell is so strong it makes villagers faint. Unfortunately, he misunderstands the situation entirely. He believes all those animals are collapsing because they’re overwhelmed by his good looks. The truth only comes to light when a fly finally tells him what’s really going on.
From there, the story infolds into a hilarious journey of self-realization, palace meetings with royal advisors, and a triumphant return, only to end with a final plot twist that makes the children giggle even more.
Sketches
Award:
Childrenās Book of the Year 2025 (IKAPI AWARD)
Exhibition:
Book Illustrators Gallery (BIG) 2026, AFCC, Singapore
