Little Frog

Bright colours and sweeping brush strokes on pre-painted or printed, boldly cut out and torn paper are used to build up the collage illustrations in this story which highlights the transformational power of narrative. Nobody in the jungle notices little frog but then one day he comes upon a golden crown and empowered by the responses he gets, makes up ever more unlikely explanations about how he acquired the treasure. His imaginative stories win him the admiration of the likes of fish, chameleon and elephant not to mention lion, who as we know, is the real owner of the crown and has eavesdropped on all of Little Frog's fantasies. Infant listeners are sure to be inspired to tell their own tales and create their own collages.