 999 tadpoles are growing together in a big, big pond. One tadpole isn’t growing quite so fast and gets left behind all alone. Fortunately he finds a friend in a small crayfish who thinks the small frog is his big brother. A strong bond is formed until the mother crayfish comes to take little brother away, but their friendship is not forgotten when a big snake comes to the lake. This vividly colored picture book will teach readers to “never underestimate the size of true friendship!” amo |
| Title: 999 Frogs and a Little Brother Author: Ken Kimura Illustrator: Yasunari Murakami Publisher: North South Copyright: 2015 Original Language: Japanese Translator: Japan Foreign-Rights Center Original Title:999-hiki no kyodai no Otouto Original Publisher: Child Honsha Co., Ltd. Original Copyright: 2015 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4202-1 Hardcover pages: 40 Age range: 4-8 Genre: Picture Book Author’s ethnicity: Japanese Author’s residence: Japan Illustrator’s ethnicity: Japanese Illustrator’s residence: Japan Subjects: Crayfish, Friendship, Frogs, Ponds |
999 Frogs and a Little Brother
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