 Front cover of the first book with seal affixed: Caldecott Honor Book (1971) | |
| Author | Arnold Lobel (also illustrator) |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Genre | Children's picture book, short story collection |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
| Published | 1970–1979 |
| No. of books | 4 |
Frog and Toad is a series of easy-reader children's books, written and illustrated by American author Arnold Lobel.
Each book contains five simple, often humorous, sometimes poignant, short stories chronicling the exploits of an anthropomorphic frog and toad, named Frog and Toad. The situations in which they find themselves are a cross between the human and animal worlds.[1] Some of their adventures include attempting to fly a kite, cleaning Toad's dirty house, and finding out different reasons for isolation.
Frog is taller with a green shade, and is more cheery and relaxed than Toad; Toad is shorter and stout with a brown shade, and while just as caring and friendly as Frog, is also the more serious and uptight of the duo.
- ^ Julia Mickenberg; Lynne Vallone (3 February 2011). The Oxford Handbook of Children's Literature. Oxford University Press. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-0-19-970191-9.