Frogness / written by Sarah Nelson ; illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto, ON ; Berkeley, CA : Owlkids Books, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 26 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781771473750
- 1771473754
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Natural World | NELSON SARAH | Available | 33111010673669 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Natural World | NELSON SARAH | Available | 33111010553507 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An exuberant frog hunt, full of mud, muck, and wonder, leads to a playful exploration of mindfulness
As rain clouds bloom across the sea and the first stars wink, Sammy and Chocolate tiptoe into the marsh behind their house in search of frogs. They can hear frogs everywhere--croaking, chirping, clucking, burping--but though they poke and peek, wriggle and sneak, they can't spot even one. It's only after Sammy and Chocolate stop looking, flop onto the grass, and fade into frogness--no thinking, just being--that frogs come flying. Plink! Plop! Splatter! Splash! Too slippery and fast to catch!
Written in lively, lilting free verse, Frogness invites curiosity and energetic play while also highlighting mindfulness and the hidden rewards of patience. Lush paintings and buoyant language immerse readers in the rich atmosphere of a marsh at sunset. This joyful summer read celebrates being part of nature and soaking up all the sounds and sensory details of our environment, whether we are active or at rest.
"Sammy and Chocolate (pet dog) live between a marsh and the sea. The two friends wait eagerly until dusk...to go frogging! They've never caught one yet, but they're sure that tonight is the night! The chorus of croaks lead them to the pond, but try as they might, Sammy and Chocolate can't find any frogs at all. Eventually, they give up and lie down. And just as they're enjoying the frog-song and drifting into "frogness"-- the frogs come out flying! But zzlip! And splash! The frogs are too fast and slippery for Sammy and Chocolate to catch! Finally, "hunt happy and bone weary," all they can do is sit with toes dipped into the marsh, listening to frog-song in the dusk until their mother calls. The book ends with a note from the author about the variety of frog species and their frog-song."-- Provided by publisher.