When a curiously croaking stranger comes knocking at the door, Aunt Josephine launches into a rambling tale about her lifelong pursuit of a rare giant frog.
Eccentric Aunt Josephine poignantly ignores a stranger knocking at her door as she tells her niece Sadie the story of her time in the jungles of Peru, cataloguing amphibians for the scientific team of Admiral Rodriguez. When the admiral's son was suddenly swallowed by a giant frog, Aunt Josephine gave chase in a journey which took her around the world.
In the tradition of Philip Stead and Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell's previous collaborations Special Delivery and The Only Fish in the Sea, this is a story full of rambunctious fun and sensationally appealing artwork.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
About the Author
Philip C. Stead is the author of the Caldecott Medal winning bookA Sick Day for Amos McGee, also named aNew York TimesBest Illustrated Book of 2010 and aPublishers WeeklyBest Children’s Book of 2010, illustrated by his wife, Erin E. Stead. Together with Erin, he also createdBear Has a Story to Tell, an E.B. White Read-Aloud Award honor book. Philip, also an artist, has written and illustrated several of his own books includingHello, My Name is Ruby,Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat,A Home for Bird, and his debutCreamed Tuna Fish and Peas on Toast, which was applauded bySchool Library Journalfor “its wry humor and illustrations worthy of a Roald Dahl creation.” Philip lives with Erin and their dog, Wednesday, in a 100-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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