The Frog in the Well

The Frog in the Well by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin / ISBN 9781681370965 / 40-page hardcover reprint from New York Review Children's Collection

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"The Frog in the Well might be my favorite Duvoisin, ever... Each and every character is drawn with incredible kindness and reverence."—Vintage Children’s Books My Kids Love Blog

Once upon a time there was a frog who lived at the bottom of a well. The well was the frog’s whole world, until the day the well ran dry and the bugs began to disappear. What was happening to the world, the frog wondered, and what could he do? The hungry frog decided he must hop to the top of the well to see what he could of the end of the world. Conquering his fear, he peered out, and what did he see? Trees, flowers, meadows, marshes, and all kinds of end-of-the-world creatures! Entranced, the little frog ventured forth to find out more about the world outside his own. Based on a classic Chinese fable, and written and illustrated by the Caldecott-winning Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin, The Frog in the Well is a charming tale of one brave frog and his journey into wisdom.