The Adventures of Grandfather Frog

Written by Thornton W. Burgess

Part of the Dover Children's Thrift Classics series

A frog's quest for adventure leads to unexpected lessons in the Great World.

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96 pages· 1050L

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Grandfather Frog leaves the safety of the Smiling Pool, eager to explore the Great World. His journey quickly turns into a series of misadventures, as he encounters greed, boastfulness, and carelessness. Alongside him are the mischievous Jerry Muskrat, Little Joe Otter, and Billy Mink, each with their own tales. As Grandfather Frog navigates these challenges, he learns valuable lessons, questioning if the world beyond is worth the risk. Will he find his way back home, or will the Great World change him forever?

From the publisher

Determined to see the Great World beyond the familiar vistas of the Smiling Pool, Laughing Brook, Green Meadows, and Green Forest, Grandfather Frog leaps forth to tumble haplessly into the pitfalls of greed, boastfulness, and carelessness. In this time-honored classic, Thornton W. Burgess mixes exciting adventure and good-natured humor with gentle homily to spin a wholesome tale of animal characters that children have found irresistible for generations.Woven into Grandfather Frog’s adventures are the daring pranks of Jerry Muskrat, Little Joe Otter, and Billy Mink, the hunting exploits of Longlegs the Blue Heron and Whitetail the Marsh Hawk, and the brave deeds of Danny Meadow Mouse and Striped Chipmunk. Their interwoven stories, newly reset here in large, easy-to-read type, will delight children as they discover, one by one, the many good reasons why Grandfather Frog came to wish he had never, never thought of leaving the Smiling Pool to see the Great World.

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