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(2022) 330+ pages | Frog Fantasy

Written & illustrated by Linnea Sterte

☆ ☆ ☆ One of Slate’s Best Books 2022* ☆ ☆ ☆

A young frog encounters two toads who have captured the ghost of a Shungiku flower that withered and died just recently. The spirit yearns for the tropics, and so do the two toads. The frog decides to follow them on their journey south. Along the way, the frog has encounters with mice, cats, dogs, trees, persimmons, and other beings. Lessons are learned and thoughts are exchanged.

“[A] pure pleasure to read.”

Arpad Okay, The Beat