This book contains the following story:
Frog and Toad Are Friends
This contains the following stories: Spring, The Story, A Lost Button, A Swim, The Letter.
Frog and Toad Are Friends 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
No. of pages 72
Published: 2020
Great for age 7-10 years
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This beautiful commemorative picture book edition of the Caldecott Honor title Frog and Toad Are Friends is the perfect way to celebrate Frog and Toads 50th anniversary!This handsome edition features matte paper, remastered artwork, and a green ribbon book marker. Itmakes a lovely gift for collectors, fans of childrens literature, and anyone and everyone who loves Frog and Toad!First published in 1970, Frog and Toad Are Friends was the first of the four beloved Frog and Toad books. This special edition contains all of the original storiesfrom the story about going swimming, to finding lost buttons!This lovely volume also includes seven pages of rarely seen bonus material, including archival photographs, sketches, pages from the original book dummy, the manuscript of the first story Spring (written in Lobels cursive on lined notebook paper!), plus a biography of Arnold Lobel and how he was inspired to write the Frog and Toad stories.
This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 72 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .
ARNOLD LOBEL is the author of 28 much-loved books for children, including the acclaimed Frog and Toad series. He won the 1981 Caldecott medal for his book Fables, having previously won a Caldecott Honor in 1971 for Frog and Toad are Friends and a Newbery Honor in 1973 for Frog and Toad Together. He illustrated over 70 books throughout his career. He died in 1987.
This book features the following characters:
Frog
This book features the character Frog.
Toad
Toad is one of the two main characters in the Frog and Toad series of childrens books written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel. Toad is the best friend of Frog, and the two share many adventures in the series, which highlights their enduring friendship, humour, and kindness. Toad is often portrayed as grumpy, anxious, and sometimes pessimistic, which contrasts with Frogs more optimistic and easy-going personality. Despite his occasional grouchiness, Toad has a warm heart and cares deeply for Frog. He often struggles with everyday challengessuch as procrastination, trying to break bad habits, or dealing with disappointmentbut these challenges are handled with humour and empathy.
