Frog and Toad
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Frog and Toad are the main characters in a series of children's books easy readers written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel.
Each book contains five simple, short stories chronicling the exploits of a frog and his friend, a toad, simply named Frog and Toad. Some of their adventures include attempting to fly a kite, cleaning Toad's messy house as opposed to waiting until "Tomorrow" to do so, and pondering the ethics of being "Alone".
The two protagonists do carry specific traits about their personalities and appearance. Frog is taller, of a green shade, is more friendly and relaxed than Toad. Toad is short and stout, with a brown shade to his exterior. Toad is also the more serious and irritable of the two.
The Frog and Toad books, in order of publication date, are:
- Frog and Toad are Friends (1970) (ISBN 0-06-444020-6)
- Frog and Toad Together (1972) (ISBN 0-06-444021-4)
- Frog and Toad All Year (1976) (ISBN 0-06-444059-1)
- Days With Frog and Toad (1979) (ISBN 0-06-444058-3)
Frog and Toad are Friends was the recipient of a Caldecott Honor. Frog and Toad Together won a Newbery Honor award.
Frog and Toad Together and Frog and Toad are Friends were made into stop-motion films by John Clark Matthews in the mid-1980s.
The "Frog and Toad" books inspired a Broadway Musical, A Year with Frog and Toad. [1]
[edit] External links
- Review of series in the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
- Frog and Toad Are Friends at the Internet Movie Database
- Frog and Toad Together at the Internet Movie Database
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