Superfrog!

by Michael Foreman

A little frog has had enough of the bad guys who snap their jaws at little fish and terrify tadpoles in this fun superhero tale  Little Frank lives in Pond City, where life among the lilies couldn't be better—during the day, that is. At nighttime the pond folk quiver in their slippery skins as slimy bug-eyed monsters emerge from the watery underworld. One night, their dastardly deeds go too far, and Little Frank decides enough is enough. Can he stop the creepy crooks once and for all?

Genres: Superheroes

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 11, 2011

About the author

Michael has worked on magazines, book jackets, animated films, TV adverts, and even for the police, sketching criminals described by witnesses. As well as illustrating many of his own books, Michael has illustrated over a hundred books for authors such as Shakespeare, J. M. Barrie, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde. Michael has travelled widely - to Africa, Japan, the Arctic Circle, China and Malaysia, the Himalayas, Siberia and New Zealand - to research his books. "I do a lot of research when I'm travelling - I find it thrilling to discover the particular 'art' of different landscapes and work them into a book. But I find I have to travel by myself, otherwise I'm constantly getting involved in other people's impressions of a place... I try to be invisible when I'm travelling, so I tend to listen in on conversations rather than participate in them - I just want to look and draw."

Reviews

[Elizabeth Hughes · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great fun story for Foundation phase/KS1 Children perhaps for the end of the day story or just to read to them for pleasure.

[Ubalstecha · Rating 2 out of 5]

Silly story about a frog that saves the stolen frog spawn from being eating by the toads of the underworld. You read that right.

A little to mature perhaps for its audience, but not a bad story.

[Claire · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story but better for older readers 5+