Hey, Frog! - Hardcover

Grobler, Piet

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1886910847 ISBN 13: 9781886910843

Publisher: Front Street Inc, 2002

Synopsis

One blazing hot day, thirsty Frog takes a sip from a little puddle. It tastes so good that he drinks the next puddle and the next. Frog is so thirsty that he keeps on drinking. He empties the water hole. He empties the river. He empties the lake. He drinks up all the water everywhere. The other animals on the savannah are not amused by Frogs thirst and try to get him to give back the precious water that their lives depend on. Lion tries to scratch Frog. Chameleon tries to bribe Frog with a fly. Crocodile tells tales of frog dinners. Finally, the eels tickle Frog under his armpits, and the water comes rushing out of his mouth. Everyone is happy and peaceful again.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

A tropical picture book based on an old African folktale about a frog who drinks all the water, leaving the other animals with drought. All animals invent a trick to recover the water, and the eel is the one to succeed, by tickling the frog. Frog bursts out laughing, spitting all the water out again.

South African artist Piet Grobler has created an African savanna with tremendously sparkling animals. His finely detailed pen- and-ink watercolours are soft yet striking. The story is full of jokes yet meaningful; eventually Frog is allowed to remain in the animal society.

About this edition

• Publisher: Front Street Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1886910847
• ISBN 13: 9781886910843
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32