Frog
1 primary work • 17 total works
Book 6
One autumn day Frog discovers a blackbird lying motionless in the grass. Worried, he asks his friends what can be the matter. Very gently and simply, then animals begin to understand the meaning of death and the beauty of life in this moving story.
Frog is worried about his health: His heart is beating too fast. His friend Hare says that he must be in love- but who is he in love with? This important book deals not only with the nature of being in love but also the issue of prejudice: ' A frog can't be in love with a duck. You're green and she's white. ' But Frog doesn't let that bother him . . . Green and white. Love knows no boundaries. This enchanting love story was the first book by Max Velthuijs on the Andersen list - now available as an Andersen paperback.
When Frog ventures out in the wide world, he soon discovers he misses home.
Frog is not content to be just a plain green frog, he wants to do the things his friends can do. He tries to fly like Duck, to bake cakes like Pig and to read like Hare. But all his attempts are doomed to failure, and Frog is disconsolate, until Hare points out that his friends love him just the way he is. And in any case, he can swim and leap better than any of them! 'Frog's emotional ups and downs are, as always, handled with a tactful honesty and witty stylistic economy' - Guardian
One morning, Frog wakes up knowing that something had gone wrong with the world. Everything is completely white, and it is very cold outside. Much too cold for Frog to take part in any of the fun that his friends are having with the ice and snow. It's even too cold for him to enjoy a snowball fight! After all, he is just a bare frog - he has neither fur nor feathers...Eventually the other animals band together to equip Frog with warm clothing and extra firewood. But nothing will really cheer Frog up as much as the arrival of the Spring!
One morning Frog remembers that his friend Hare had said today would be different, not like all the other days but a very special day. However everything seems the same outside, nothing feels very special to Frog, so he sets off to ask his friends what they think is so special about today.
When Frog finds a bear all alone in the forest, he takes him home. He plays football with him in the daytime, and tells him stories in the evening, so the little bear learns to talk. All of Frog's friends adore Little Bear, and gave him special treats - but even so, one day he doesn't want to play anymore, or to say anything. He's going to have to go home. But that doesn't mean he can't come back again, does it?
When a rat comes to live at the edge of their wood, the animals decide they don't like having a stranger in their midst. But Frog is friendly by nature, and decides to find out if Rat is really as unpleasant as he is made out to be. As Frog discovers, Rat is intelligent and good hearted, and proves in a series of unexpected emergencies that the other animals have been too quick to condemn him.
Frog and his friends, Duck and Pig, don't believe in ghosts, until they all hear frightening noises in the dead of night. They huddle together for comfort in Pig's bed, but in the morning it is Hare who gets a real fright when he finds Frog's house empty and gets no answer at Pig's because the three friends are now fast asleep!
Frog and Little Bear go off to dig for treasure. 'But how do you know there will be treasure?' says Little Bear.'I just know,' says FrogSo together they dig a hole; a hole so deep that once they are in, they can't get out. Who will rescue them? And at the end of it all, will they have discovered treasure? Of course they will.
When the rains come and the river bursts its banks, Frog, Duck, Pig and Hare are stranded. It is Frog who is a hero when he risks his life to help his friends.
This is the twelth picture book about Frog, and his friends Duck, Hare, Rat and Pig, and certain to charm his legions of admirers with more of his naive antics. Frog is miserable, and he cannot see why. Nobody has upset him, and nothing has gone wrong particularly, but he stills feel blue. Then one of his stalwart friends makes him laugh, and suddenly he realises he's not sad anymore - and he still doesn't know why!
Frog starts the day very excited. Today is going to be very special. Hare said so. But Frog has no idea why it will be special, so he asks his friends ...
Frog's friends are unhappy when Rat, a stranger, sets up camp at the edge of the woods. But Frog doesn't mind that Rat is different and they become friends. Soon, Frog's friends learn that different does not mean bad and that their ideas about rats were all wrong.
Frog becomes a hero when he risks his life to help his friendsduring a flood."
When Frogventures out in the wide world, he soon discovers he misses home."
When the rains come and the river bursts its banks, Frog, Duck and Hare are stranded. It is Frog who is a hero when he risks his life to help his friends.