Froggie Went A-Courtin' (Iza Trapani's Extended Nursery Rhymes)

"The course of true love never did run smooth." ("A Midsummer Night's Dream" William Shakespeare) Stand aside, Mr. Darcy. Keep walking, Rhett Butler. There's a new romantic hero in town. And, though he may not have all the ladies in the valley swooning with desire, he sure knows how to pitch the woo. Iza Trapani does it once again in this favorite song about a lovesick frog and his search for the perfect missus with her exquisitely charming and truly funny illustrations that explore the lighter side of romance. Even Jane Austen would have to bow to this most amiable and irresistible story. After all, you might have to kiss a frog to find a prince. ** All Identifiers : amazon:1580890296, goodreads:1422907, isbn:9781580890281 Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes Single Author : Iza Trapani Original Source : Mirc New Files From Vortex 12_25 Sorted Author by LN, FN: Trapani, Iza Title Length : 023 Title Parm D : Froggie Went A-Courtin' Title Parm F : Froggie Went A-Courtin' Num of Aut : 1 Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 3761 Uncomma Author : Iza Trapani Title Parm A : Froggie Went A-Courtin'

an Adaptation Of The Folk Song About A Frog In Search Of A Bride.

publishers Weekly

in This Cleverly Re-imagined Version Of The 400-year-old Scottish Folk Song, Wife-hungry Froggie Doesn't Have A Sword And Pistol By His Side, But His Heart Is Definitely On His Sleeve. Trapani (the Itsy Bitsy Spider) Focuses Her New Lyrics Solely On Froggie's Attempts At Wooing, And Sets The Goings-on In A Vaguely Edwardian Era A Period That Dovetails Nicely With The Gentlemanly Demeanor Of Her Hero. In Trapani's Sentimental, Pastel-hued Watercolors, Froggie's A Dapper Dresser And An Earnest (not To Mention Chocolates-bearing) Suitor. But He Makes The Mistake Of Picking Four Non-amphibians In A Row As Potential Mates (the Fetching Mousie Of The Traditional Song, Then Turtle, Birdie And Chipmunk), And Not Even The Flowery Garlands That Enclose The Lyrics Can Blunt The Harshness Of The Ladies' Rejections. Says Birdie: I Would Think About It If You Flew,/ But You Smell Of Swamp; You're Slimy Too./ No Thanks, No Thanks. The Middle, Text-less Spread Of The Book Finds Froggie In The Dumps And Disconsolately Reading A Book Titled The Lonely Frog In Bed. But His Luck Changes The Next Day When He Spots A Vision By The Creek A Lovely Lady Frog, Who, In A Nice Feminist Turn, Pops The Question To Him. The Couple's Sunlit Formal Wedding, With All The Former Woo-ees As Bridesmaids, Is The Very Definition Of Happily Ever After. Music For The Song Is Included On The Last Page. Ages 2-7. (july) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.