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Two Frogs [Paperback]

Christopher Wormell
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  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Red Fox; New edition edition (6 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099438623
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099438625
  • Product Dimensions: 26 x 0.3 x 26 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 72,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"The combination of frog illustrations and witty text works beautifully, so as soon as you finish it you'll find yourself flicking back to enjoy this cautionary tale all over again." -- "Evening Standard"

"From the Trade Paperback edition." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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"The combination of frog illustrations and witty text works beautifully, so as soon as you finish it you'll find yourself flicking back to enjoy this cautionary tale all over again." -- "Evening Standard"

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book for my 2-year old son who loves Frogs and the first time I read it to him I actually laughed out loud.

The story is all about two frogs sitting on a lily pad in the middle of a large pond. One frog is holding a stick which he intends to use for protection. I won't give the story away but a lengthy discussion about the stick follows with a hilareous outcome.

Great, life-like and comical illustrations and beautifully written, this is a fabulous book suitable for all pre-school or early readers.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
not just a funny tale 21 July 2004
By A. Craig HALL OF FAME TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
A really wonderul book, this is not just the simple, beautifully illustrated story it appears to be. It's about fear. Should you worry about what will happen and carry a big stick, like one frog, or laugh it off as improbably like the other frog? The two friends are both right, as it turns out....
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is a simple story of two frogs sitting on a lily pad in the middle of a large pond, where one frog is holding a stick. The story opens with narrative in the past tense in a typical story opening of "Once there were two frogs sitting..." The narrator is unknown to the reader. The text then progresses to dialogue between the two frogs, where they are discussing why one of the frogs is holding a stick. We discover that is it for protection against dogs.
The frog holding the stick can be described as a pessimist as he constantly thinks he will be attacked by a dog or perhaps a pike or a heron. He may also be viewed as prepared, sensible and cautious. The other frog laughs, and thinks the frog is silly for holding a stick for protection and that it is unneeded as he believes it will never happen as it is much too unlikely. This frog may be viewed as the optimist, or simple unprepared and unsafe.
The dialogue between the two frogs takes up most of the text in the book. The narrator is used to introduce the book at the beginning and to narrate how the frogs are speaking, for example "suggested the frog with the stick" and also to describe the frog's actions, for example, "he laughed so much he fell into the pond." Finally, the narrator is used to conclude the book, explaining how the frogs are nearly eaten by the pike, then taken up by the heron, to then escape to dry ground to collect more sticks, which makes them miss the dog fetching his ball from the pond, who was the threat in the first place.
This book may be described as a cautionary tale, where it is always safer to be prepared, and to expect the unexpected. But what would life be like now for the frogs that they were now living in constant fear? Fear is the main theme of this book, and many people may find this book humorous. However, I did not find the book funny myself, but that must just be personal preference.
The book is quite large and is nearly square but it has a slightly longer width than height. The front cover is a wrap around, where on the front the picture depicts the two frogs in the pond, surrounded by lily pads, with the frog on the right holding a stick. On the opening double page it shows the two frogs sitting on a lily pad in the middle of the large pond, again with the frog on the right holding the stick. The frogs are shown at a distance, which gives the impression of the pond being really large.
The style of illustration remains the same throughout the book. The colours used are quite natural, and are variations of tones and shades of blue, green and brown are used, and the stick is a reddy brown. All of the illustrations are double page spreads where the images bleed to the edge at the top two corners and cross the gutter. The illustrations of the frogs are really detailed and show the frogs expressions really clearly so you can see how they are interacting with each other during their conversation.
The text is always found in the white space below the illustrations. The text is written in quite a large easy to read font. The opening five words are written in capital letters. The type of language is quite simple and easy to understand with no vocabulary that is too challenging. Children could read this book themselves. There is a mix of simple, compound and complex sentences. However the humour of the book is aimed at older children or adults as I don't believe younger children would pick up on it. This is why I believe that this book is aimed at slightly older children.
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Such a quirky delightful book
I bought this for my 3 yr old Grand-daughter. It is such a lovely book, two frongs having a debate about survival...so funny but with a twist. Well worth the few pounds it cost. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Lindylou
Frog's dilemma
I'm sorry but I just couldn't warm to this one. Maybe I haven't got the same mind set. The Frog with the stick was in perpetual fear and armed himself for all the things that... Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2010 by Sookie B
Great book by a talented artist/illustrator
Chris Wormell is - perhaps - not the best known children's author but the fact is that he's a multi-talented artist/illustrator who's building up an impressive body of work... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2009 by Chris M.
Missy Lissy
My children borrowed this book from the library and liked it so much that I decided to buy a copy. I gave it a 4-star rating only because of the slight photocopy-quality of the... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2009 by Missy Lissy
deserves more stars
Even though my kids do enjoy this, I suspect this is really a picture book for grown ups, as I am sure I enjoy it even more than they do. Read more
Published on 26 May 2009 by Mummy
An absolute smasher of a picture book
This is a bold and funny book, with strong realistic illustrations. Two frogs on a lily pad converse, one an eternal pessimist preparing for the worst holding a big stick just in... Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2008 by ELH Browning
Howling with laughter
Two Frogs arrived yesterday so both my wife and I read it last night. We howled with laughter. Excellent illustrations, excellent build-up and timing. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2004 by J. S. Hardman
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