The Cowboy Frog
By (Author) Hylton Laurel
Magabala Books
Magabala Books
1st February 2001
Australia
Children
Fiction
A823.4
Paperback
24
Width 154mm, Height 160mm, Spine 3mm
60g
The Cowboy Frog is a Magabala favourite, back by popular demand. It follows the adventures of a cocky, heroic frog who becomes the legend of Noonkanbah Crossing. During his adventures he catches snakes, goannas and barramundi, fights crocodiles and then eats them all for dinner. He is a frog like no other. The Cowboy Frog is a bi-lingual story featuring English and the Walmajarri language from the east Kimberley.
Hylton Laurel is from Millijidee, a tiny and remote community in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Hylton first wrote and illustrated The Cowboy Frog when he was only nine years old. He has a keen interest in hunting and fishing,