Ebook {Epub PDF} Frog in Winter by Max Velthuijs

Max Velthuijs was born in The Hague in As a toddler already he loved to draw and make up his own stories. (Frog in Winter); and fear in Kikker is bang (Frog is frightened). The animals in the picture books are, as Velthuijs said, ‘a kind of children of me, they have their own personality in which there is always a part of myself. Despite his Dutch background and origin, Velthuijs's work was first published in English and there are quite a number of books in this series. Frog discovers, much to his dismay and chagrin, that amphibians were not made for cool weather and most certainly not made for the cold, cold winter/5(18). Frog experiences significant difficulties in adjusting to his first winter in this third entry in Max Velthuijs' Frog series, originally published in Dutch as Kikker in de kou. Waking up one cold morning, our ranine hero wanders out into the white landscape, becoming ever more distressed and disoriented/5(4).

Frog is taken by surprise when winter comes. He doesn't understand why everything is covered with white and he skids and slips on the icy pond. He is too cold to take part in any of the joyous fun that Duck is having skating or that Hare is having. Max Velthuijs was born in The Hague in , and died in , aged He is now considered to be one of Holland's most important creators of children's books, alongside Dick Bruna. He won many awards, including the highly prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Medal in Velthuijs's winning amphibian here confronts the perplexities of winter--a bone-numbing season if one lacks the protective feathers of Duck, or the fat of Pig, or the nice warm fur of Hare. Half-froze.

A Winter's Tale. Reviewed in the United States on September 6, Max Velthuijs' bold colors and serene compositions give his books an appealing simplicity. Here, Frog finds that it's hard being an amphibian in the winter, especially when compared to his non-amphibian friends, Duck, Pig, and Hare. Eventually the other animals band together to equip Frog with warm clothing and extra firewood. But nothing will really cheer Frog up as much as the arrival of the Spring! The Frog series by internationally-renowned artist Max Velthuijs are masterpieces of graphic simplicity, with texts that will hold a child's attention time after time. A mini hardcover of this popular winter story about the evergreen Frog. One morning, Frog wakes up knowing that something has gone wrong with the world. Everything is completely white, and it is very cold outside. Much too cold for Frog to take part in any of the fun that his friends are having with the ice and snow.