• Age: 6 to 7
• Grade: 1 to 2
• Reading age: 7 to 8

From acclaimed children's writer Eve Bunting comes a beginning reader series featuring the delightful Frog and his friends Rabbit, Possum, Raccoon, and Squirrel.

Welcome to Frog and his world. He enjoys nothing better than spending time floating in his pond or visiting with his friends. He appreciates the simpler things in life and would prefer that things stay just the way they are - nice and peaceful. In the first book Frog is alarmed when he finds a strange object in his pond and solicits help from his friends, he tries to re-gift a scarf and discovers that perfection is all in how you look at it, and he makes friends with a runaway hippo whom he has to convince not to stay "forever" at his pond.

Retro-style artwork by illustrator Josée Masse gives a fresh, distinctive look to this new series.

Eve Bunting was born in a little town in Ireland called Maghera and she was brought up in the tradition of storytelling. Her mother started a library in their house and there were always books available to read. Most were poetry, which Eve loved. She also loved ghost stories and adventure stories; actually stories of all kinds. So she grew up, got married, had three children, and became a storyteller herself.Now Eve lives in California and writes books that tell stories. She has written a lot of books, more than 250, and hopes to write many more. Because storytelling is what she does. And what she loves to do.

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For as long as she can remember, Josée Masse has always spent her free time drawing. Her father was a painter and there are many memories of her spending time with him at his studio. After studying graphic arts in Montreal, she was a graphic designer for 3 years before starting a career in illustration. She enjoys illustrating children's books as much as designing images for magazines and advertising. Josée now lives near Montreal where she spends her creative hours in her workshop.

Josée Masse's profile page

• Winner, 2014 California Collection List - Elementary
• Winner, The USA "Best Books" Awards--Children's Book Series Category
• Runner-up, Cybil Award Finalist Easy Readers & Early Chapter Book Series