Book #1
Once I Was a Pollywog
Written by Douglas Florian & illustrated by Barbara Bakos
1 - 3
Reading
age
18
Page
count
May 3, 2016
Publication
date
Board book
$6.99
$6.74
Summary
Discover what these baby animals become when they grow up in this sweet board book by award-winning author Douglas Florian. Once I was a pollywog, but now I am a frog. Once I was a piglet, but now I am a hog. In this fun, rhyming story by award-winning author Douglas Florian, meet different baby animals and discover what they become when they grow up! The baby/adult pairs include: pollywog/frog; piglet/hog; cub/bear; leveret/hare; gosling/goose; calf/moose. And at the end, meet a little boy who will always be his mama’s bundle of joy!
Animals Play Series
Published from 2016 - 2017
4 books
| Year | Title | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Once I Was a Pollywog | 18 |
| 2016 | Leap, Frog, Leap! | 18 |
| 2017 | Bears Are Big | 18 |
| 2017 | Flamingos Fly | 16 |
The Creatives Behind the Books
Author
Douglas Florian is the creator of many acclaimed picture books including How to Draw a Dragon, UnBEElievables, Poetrees, and Dinothesaurus. He lives with his family in New York.
Illustrator
Barbara Bakos has been drawing for as long as she can remember. She has worked as an art director and a character and background designer for a television series, but she always knew that she wanted to spend more time as an illustrator. She now focuses on children’s book illustration. She lives in the United Kingdom.
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