by Jane Yolen (Author) Ellen Shi (Illustrator)
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Vivid autumn foliage is generally considered to be a thing of beauty, but those unfamiliar colors spell danger to a young frog. "To Little Frog, red and gold were scary," writes Yolen (On Bird Hill). "They were the colors of hot sun and cold blood." Mama Frog tells her daughter that "most things that are scary are only just new," and after exploring the forest on her own and sliding down a pile of leaves with her father, Little Frog starts to agree. Yolen doesn't rush Little Frog's emotional turnaround, and newcomer Shi's inviting mixed-media landscapes make it clear that the amphibian is never in danger. Little Frog's (mostly) reasoned reactions to her own nervousness hint at ways readers might tackle their own fears. Ages 4-8. Author's agent: Elizabeth Harding, Curtis Brown. Illustrator's agent: Anne Moore Armstrong, Bright Group. (Sept.)
Copyright 2016 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.Jane Yolen is an author of children's books, fantasy, and science fiction, including Owl Moon, The Devil's Arithmetic, and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? She is also a poet, a teacher of writing and literature, and a reviewer of children's literature. She has been called "the Hans Christian Andersen of America" (by Newsweek) and "the Aesop of the 20th century" (by the New York Times). Her books and stories have won the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award, among many others.