Product Description

When a rat comes to live at the edge of their wood, the animals decide they don't like having a stranger in their midst. But Frog is friendly by nature, and decides to find out if Rat is really as unpleasant as he is made out to be. As Frog discovers, Rat is intelligent and good hearted, and proves in a series of unexpected emergencies that the other animals have been too quick to condemn him.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #136568 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

Review
"Frog is an inspired creaton - a masterpiece of graphic simplicity. Plain, green and vulnerable, he has a thoughtful dignity.' Guardian; Refreshing and heart-warming. - Independent on Sunday"

From the Back Cover
‘Refreshing and heart-warming’
Independent on Sunday

About the Author
Max Velthuijs was born in The Hague in 1923, and died this year, aged 81. He is now considered to be one of Holland's most important creators of children's books, alongside Dick Bruna. He won several awards, including the Hans Christian Andersen Medal 2004. He worked as an illustrator of posters, adverts and films after the war and only started working on children's books in the 1980s. He lived in The Hague with his son.

Customer Reviews

Don't be a stranger
Max Velthuijs' charming series of 'Frog' tales deserves wider acclaim; after the brilliant 'Frog in Love' this is the best of the bunch, as guileless Frog befriends a stranger - Rat - and deals with the prejudice and judgemental attitudes of his friends towards the new face. Morally strong without being patronising or 'preachy', Frog and the Stranger is a great book for our narrow-minded times, and another in an imaginitive and well drawn series.

excellent
a beautifully positive look at prejudice. Perfectly simple, fun and true.