About the Book
This is the first book in a new illustrated series aimed at showing children the benefits of living in a caring, sharing world and will also be available from Graffeg in Welsh and as an eBook.
Through the rhyming story about Frog, who is is trying to find a place to relax, readers will be introduced to many different types of waterways and the wildlife and other creatures who need to live near water.
It is a charming and educational story with detailed full-colour illustrations in a soft pastel colour palette.
Marielle Bayliss has come to writing from a theatrical background. An actress and singer, she has released two Junior Jingles albums of on iTunes. In her acting career she currently concentrates on commercials, voice overs and corporate films
Mariela Malova is a London-based artist, illustrator and designer. After studying scenography at the National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Mariela worked in many areas of the visual arts, including set and costume design, stop motion animation, storyboarding, puppet and prop making, photography and graphic design. She then went on to work with Stephen Saleh on her first book, Raggedy Man Tales.
Book Review
My favourite part is when the fox soaks the frog and the frog says that he didn't really want a morning swim; it's really funny!
Mum says: The illustrations in this story are wonderful and fill an entire page. Gracie was really engaged by the pictures and they supported her comprehension. She enjoyed the predictability that every time frog was happy, something bad was about to happen.
We talked about the other animals not meaning to upset frog but Gracie still felt they should say sorry so was happy with the ending.
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Reviewer Profile
- Name: Grace
- Age: 3 years
- Likes: Ballet, crafting and animals
- Dislikes: Shopping and football
- Favourite Movie: Frozen
- Favourite Song: Naughty from Matilda the Musical
- Favourite Book: The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes by Julia Donaldson
