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One fine autumn day, Frog finds a little bear lost and alone in the forest. He decides to take him home to be his new friend. Hare tells him bear won't be able to talk, but Frog is determined to teach him. And to the other animals' surprise, he does! They become the best of friends, but one day, little bear decides to go back to where he came from. Frog is inconsolable - will he ever see him again?

Starring the ever-green, always popular amphibian, little Frog takes on the big, wide world in this exciting adventure. When Frog hears that Rat is off in an adventure to explore the wide world, he excitedly joins him and they set off full of anticipation. But it doesn't take long for Frog to start missing his friends, Pig, Duck and Hare. He soon discovers that he was much happier leaving the wide world where it was, far from home.

"Hello Frog," said Piglet. "You don't look very well. What's the matter with you?" "I don't know," said Frog. "I feel like laughing and crying at the same time. And there's something going thump-thump inside me, here."It's not easy to be in love-but it's easy to be in love with Frog!Frog is worried because his heart is beating too fast-could he be in love? But who is he in love with? This enchanting mini-book will delight children of all ages and strike a chord with anyone who knows what it is to be in love.

Frog is not content to be just a plain green frog, he wants to do the things his friends can do. He tries to fly like Duck, to bake cakes like Pig and to read like Hare. But all his attempts are doomed to failure, and Frog is disconsolate, until Hare points out that his friends love him just the way he is. And in any case, he can swim and leap better than any of them!'Frog is an inspired creation - a masterpiece of graphic simplicity.' - Guardian

Frog and his friends, Duck and Pig, don't believe in ghosts, until they all hear frightening noises in the dead of night. They huddle together for comfort in Pig's bed, but in the morning it is Hare who gets a real fright when he finds Frog's house empty and gets no answer at Pig's because the three friends are now fast asleep!'Frog is an inspired creation - a masterpiece of graphic simplicity.' - Guardian

What do you do with a fire-breathing monster? Adore him! The Monster from Halfway to Nowhere... When the people of a little town discover that the fire-breathing monster in their midst is really a kind-hearted mind mannered monster, they all have different ideas about what to do with him. But the ideas make Mervyn unhappy, until a professor has an idea that lightens everyone’s mood—especially Mervyn’s! The Monster from Halfway to Nowhere... Robbers have kidnapped Mervyn the monster by baking him cakes full of sleeping powder. They think the heist is a success. But the robbers don’t know Mervyn . . . and the people from the town that’s halfway to nowhere.

A big lift-the-flaps book full of surprises. Rabbit has come to Frog's house but where is Frog? He's hearing noises, but everywhere he looks, Frog is not there. Who is making the noise? Lift the flaps to discover Frog's animal friends hiding, but unable to keep quiet. Wait... here is Frog! He's hiding in the bed! Max Velthuijs' trademark bright colors and simple lines create animals with a surprising amount of personality, including Frog, his most famous creation. Made for the earliest readers, Where Is Frog? will delight again and again.

A charming story about the well-loved character Frog, showing friendship and parting. When Frog finds a teddy bear all alone in the forest, he takes him home. Despite the derision of his friends, he plays football with him in the daytime, and tells him stories in the evening to teach the little bear to talk, which indeed he does! Soon all Frog's friends adore little bear too and give him special treats -- but even so, one day he doesn't want to play anymore, or to say anything. He wants to go home. But that doesn't mean he can't come back again, does it? No, it doesn't!

Frog is not content to be just a plain green frog, he wants to do the things his friends can do. He tries to fly like Duck, to bake cakes like Pig and to read like Hare. But all his attempts are doomed to failure, and Frog is disconsolate, until Hare points out that his friends love him just the way he is. And in any case, he can swim and leap better than any of them!'Frog is an inspired creation - a masterpiece of graphic simplicity.' - Guardian

When Rat comes to live at the edge of their wood, the animals decide they don't like having a stranger in their midst. But Frog is friendly by nature, and decides to find out if Rat is really as unpleasant as he is made out to be. As Frog discovers, Rat is intelligent and good hearted, and proves in a series of unexpected emergencies that the other animals have been too quick to condemn him.

When Rat comes to live at the edge of their wood, the animals decide they don't like having a stranger in their midst. But Frog is friendly by nature, and decides to find out if Rat is really as unpleasant as he is made out to be. As Frog discovers, Rat is intelligent and good hearted, and proves in a series of unexpected emergencies that the other animals have been too quick to condemn him.