Two Frogs

By Chris Wormell

I recently shared with my class "The Two Frogs" I'd forgotten how much I simply adore this book. It is so brilliantly written and the illustrations are wondrous. The silly voices I do for the two frogs just came back to me in a heart beat.

I first read this to a class I had back in 2002. It is such an age ago but feels like yesterday. I went on to purchase a number of other Chris Wormell books and I'm still on the hunt for more.

Synopsis

Two frogs are sitting on a lily pad in the middle of a huge lake. One of then is clutching a stick. The stick, he says, is to beat off the dog. But there is no dog... yet.
A wonderfully funny fable featuring a hapless pair of frogs fighting for survival against the odds.

Author

He was born in 1955 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. He had no formal training as an artist, working as a road-sweeper, rubbish collector, postman, and a factory worker. An interest in landscape painting led him to buy a set of wood engraving tools in 1982 and to teach himself how to use them.

Freelance illustrator in advertising, design, editorial, and children's books, London, England, 1984—. Exhibitions: Solo exhibitions include Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, 1988; Fouts and Fowler Gallery, London, 1990; Artworks Gallery, London, 1994; Richmond Literary Festival, 1996; and Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1996.

Read more: Christopher Wormell (1955-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights - Animals, London, England, and Review - JRank Articles http://biography.jrank.org/pages/974/Wormell-Christopher-1955.html#ixzz4gjl49ZIy

Other Books by the author

• An Alphabet of Animals (1990)
• A Number of Animals (1993)
• Kitchen Wisdom (1995)
• What I Eat (1996)
• Where I Live (1996)
• The Art of the Kitchen (1998)
• Blue Rabbit and Friends (1999)
• Blue Rabbit and the Runaway Wheel (1999)
• The Animal Train (2000)
• Off to the Fair (2001)
• Puff-Puff, Chugga-Chugga (2001)
• George and the Dragon (2002)
• The New Alphabet of Animals (2002)
• In the Woods (2003)
• Two Frogs (2003)
• The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit (2004)
• Teeth, Tails, and Tentacles (2004)
• Mice, Morals, and Monkey Business (2005)
• The Sea Monster (2005)
• The Wild Girl (2005)
• Henry and the Fox (2006)
• Through the Animals' Eyes (2006)
• George, the Dragon and the Princess (2007)
• The Saddest King (2007)
• Wings, Horns, and Claws (2007)
• Molly and the Night Monster (2008)
• The Animals Came Two By Two (2008)
• Ferocious Wild Beasts (2009)
• One Smart Fish (2010)