Frog and Toad Are Friends 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition

Arnold Lobel

ISBN 10: 0062983431 / ISBN 13: 9780062983435

Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, US, 2020

About this Item

This beautiful commemorative picture book edition of the Caldecott Honor title Frog and Toad Are Friends is the perfect way to celebrate Frog and Toad's 50th anniversary!This handsome edition features matte paper, remastered artwork, and a green ribbon book marker. It makes a lovely gift for collectors, fans of children's literature, and anyone and everyone who loves Frog and Toad!First published in 1970, Frog and Toad Are Friends was the first of the four beloved Frog and Toad books. This special edition contains all of the original stories-from the story about going swimming to finding lost buttons!This lovely volume also includes seven pages of rarely seen bonus material, including archival photographs, sketches, pages from the original book dummy, the manuscript of the first story, "Spring" (written in Arnold Lobel's cursive on lined notebook paper!), plus a biography of Arnold Lobel and how he was inspired to write the Frog and Toad stories. The series has also been adapted into a Broadway musical and an Emmy-nominated animated series on Apple TV+.An Atlantic 65 Essential Children's Books Selection, 2025.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Frog and Toad Are Friends 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062983431
• ISBN 13: 9780062983435
• Binding: Hardback
• Illustrator: Lobel, Arnold
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 20.32W x 0.89H x 27.94D centimeters 20.32 centimeters width by 0.89 centimeters height by 27.94 centimeters depth
• Weight: 523 grams

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Synopsis

This beautiful commemorative picture book edition of the Caldecott Honor title Frog and Toad Are Friends is the perfect way to celebrate Frog and Toad’s 50th anniversary!

This handsome edition features matte paper, remastered artwork, and a green ribbon book marker. It makes a lovely gift for collectors, fans of children’s literature, and anyone and everyone who loves Frog and Toad!

First published in 1970, Frog and Toad Are Friends was the first of the four beloved Frog and Toad books. This special edition contains all of the original stories—from the story about going swimming to finding lost buttons!

This lovely volume also includes seven pages of rarely seen bonus material, including archival photographs, sketches, pages from the original book dummy, the manuscript of the first story, “Spring” (written in Arnold Lobel’s cursive on lined notebook paper!), plus a biography of Arnold Lobel and how he was inspired to write the Frog and Toad stories. The series has also been adapted into a Broadway musical and an Emmy-nominated animated series on Apple TV+.

An Atlantic 65 Essential Children's Books Selection, 2025

About the Author

Arnold Lobel (1933–1987) illustrated many wonderful children’s books but is most beloved for his Frog and Toad stories, including the first one, Frog and Toad Are Friends, published in 1970. The books have garnered much acclaim, including a Caldecott Honor for Frog and Toad Are Friends and a Newbery Honor for Frog and Toad Together. These were followed by Frog and Toad All Year and Days with Frog and Toad.