A brand new, hilarious picture-book from the incredible mind of author and illustrator Ed Vere.
Ed Vere (Author, Illustrator)
Ed Vere is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer
and illustrator of picture books, including How To Be a Lion -
winner of Oscar's Book Prize - and Max the Brave which was named
one of The Sunday Times's '100 Modern Children's Classics'.
He studied fine art at Camberwell College of Art and has been
writing and illustrating children's books since 1999. Ed has worked
with CLPE to co-create the Power of Pictures scheme which
encourages visual literacy in primary school education and has
received major funding from the Arts Council. He is also a painter,
working from his studio in east London.
My favourite yet of Vere's brilliantly irreverent picture books.
One young frog loves the colour green, as well as hopping and, of
course, winning. But what happens when things don't go to plan?
Contrary he may be, but this wonderfully expressive little fellow
will have you charmed. Infectiously funny, it's a dream to read
aloud, with a positive message about friendship, compromise and
saying sorry. And children will adore the snappy twist in the
tail.
*The Bookseller*
Grumpy Frog is horribly prejudiced against anything that isn't
green like him. That, along with his relentless competitiveness,
means he isn't much fun to be around, but in the depths of
loneliness will he learn compassion and tolerance? It's a scrappy,
happy tale
*Financial Times*
The hilarious story of a cantankerous creature who loves hoping,
winning and the colour green ... Pre-schoolers will roar with
laughter at Ed Vere's witty illustrations
*Daily Express*
The hilarious tale of a frog who loves hopping, winning and all
things green. But what happens when he doesn't win and a pink
rabbit offers to be his friend?
*Daily Mail Online 'Summer's Hottest Reads'*
A rather neat moral tale that's brilliantly written and illustrated
with a kind of frog-like frisson of energy and intensity, as you'd
expect from Ed... A fabulous central character narrates his own
story, with tons of opportunities for read-aloud fun. Ed has done
it again!
*Read it, Daddy*
Frog is having "one of those days" and he's not afraid to tell
everyone. As long as things are going frog's way, we'll all be ok,
but when they aren't, we're all inn for it! This delightfully
discombobulated frog has emotional challenges and this book is
about learning to deal with them. Despite his disdainful surface
demeanour, deep down Frog is nothing but charming, and little
readers will be chortling with laughter as they join him in
learning how to embrace difference and manage emotions
*WRD About Books*
Vere's signature vibrant colours and thick black lines brilliantly
accompany the dynamic text, touching on some difficult themes with
lightness and zeal... this is a great example of a humorous
anthropomorphic picture book working perfectly as a platform to
showcase some very serious issues.
*Library Mice*
This deftly told story shows how important it is to say sorry, and
to compromise - and how that will get rid of the grumps in the best
possible way.
*Parents in Touch*
A fabulously colourful tale of compromise, tolerance and realising
your own shortcomings. It's a story that invites children to
acknowledge their own emotions and embrace their own
weaknesses.
*Picture Books Blogger*
A hilarious book with a twist in the tale about getting, and
getting rid of, the grumps, Grumpy Frog subtly teaches the
importance of being kind to all.
*Parent Talk*
Bestselling author and illustrator Ed Vere is back with a new
picture book. Grumpy Frog follows the amphibian as he learns about
compromise, friendship and the power of analogy. He may even manage
to get rid of his grumpiness!
*Baby London*
The hilarious story of a cantankerous creature who loves hoping,
winning and the colour green ... Pre-schoolers will roar with
laughter at Ed Vere's witty illustrations
*Daily Express*
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