Two Frogs
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Two Frogs
By (Author) Christopher Wormell
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Red Fox
1st January 2004
6th November 2003
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
823.914
Short-listed for Greenaway Medal (Illustrator) 2003
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 261mm, Height 262mm, Spine 4mm
210g
Description
Two frogs are sitting on a lily pad and one of them has a stick. The stick, he says, is to beat off the dog. But there is no dog. Yet. So begin the trials and adventures of this hapless pair.
Reviews
A great fable * Junior *
The text is witty and the timing perfect. The frog illustrations are funny and flawless -- Niamh Sharkey * Irish Times *
A shaggy dog story involving runaway imaginations is cunningly created by Chris Wormell * The School Librarian *
Author Bio
Chris Wormell is a self-taught artist, and the winner of the Ragazza Prize at Bologna in 1991. Two Frogs won the Nestle Bronze Award, Molly and the Night Monster was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and One Smart Fish won the Booktrust Early Years Awards Best Picture Book. His books include George and the Dragon and The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit which was recently adapted into a stage play. Chris lives in North London with his wife and children.
