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The final three classic wordless tales in Mayer's beloved series are now released in attractive, low-priced hardcover editions. Full of warmhearted mischief and play, these books express the humorous trials and tribulations of friendship and the joy of summertime discovery. Illustrations.
Summary
The final three classic wordless tales in Mayer's beloved series are now released in attractive, low-priced hardcover editions. Full of warmhearted mischief and play, these books express the humorous trials and tribulations of friendship and the joy of summertime discovery. Illustrations.
Summary
The final three classic wordless tales in Mayer's beloved series are now released in attractive, low-priced hardcover editions. Full of warmhearted mischief and play, these books express the humorous trials and tribulations of friendship and the joy of summertime discovery. Illustrations.
Summary
Following the re-release of the first three books in this beloved series, here are the final three classic wordless tales in attractive, low-priced hardcover editions. A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog , the first book in this series, launched Mercer Mayer's distinguished career over twenty-five years ago, and also helped to create the wordless picture book genre. Full of warmhearted mischief and play, the books express the humorous trials and tribulations of friendship and the joy of summertime discovery. Readers will want to collect the entire set.
Author Notes
Mercer Mayer was born December 30, 1943 in Little Rock Arkansas. While attending school at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Mayer decided to enter the field of children's book illustration. He created a portfolio of sketches and peddled them wherever he could. He moved to New York City in 1964, pursuing further instruction at the Art Students League of New York, where he met an artist named Marianna who became his first wife. He soon created a new portfolio and with these new sketches persuaded editors at Dial Press and Harper & Row to give him some illustration work. Mayer published his first book, A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, at Dial Press in 1967. It was notable for being a completely wordless picture book one that tells its story entirely with pictures. Mayer was one of the first illustrators to be credited for using this format. Five more books in this series were to follow. Mayer joined Golden Publishing, creators of Little Golden Books, in 1976. Through them he has sold his "Little Critter" and "Little Monster" series, which are popular with beginning readers. His title Just Me and My Dad made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015, his title Little Critter: Just a Little Love, also made the list. His holiday book, Merry Christmas Mom and Dad, is also a bestseller.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Mercer Mayer was born December 30, 1943 in Little Rock Arkansas. While attending school at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Mayer decided to enter the field of children's book illustration. He created a portfolio of sketches and peddled them wherever he could. He moved to New York City in 1964, pursuing further instruction at the Art Students League of New York, where he met an artist named Marianna who became his first wife. He soon created a new portfolio and with these new sketches persuaded editors at Dial Press and Harper & Row to give him some illustration work. Mayer published his first book, A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, at Dial Press in 1967. It was notable for being a completely wordless picture book one that tells its story entirely with pictures. Mayer was one of the first illustrators to be credited for using this format. Five more books in this series were to follow. Mayer joined Golden Publishing, creators of Little Golden Books, in 1976. Through them he has sold his "Little Critter" and "Little Monster" series, which are popular with beginning readers. His title Just Me and My Dad made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015, his title Little Critter: Just a Little Love, also made the list. His holiday book, Merry Christmas Mom and Dad, is also a bestseller.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Mercer Mayer was born December 30, 1943 in Little Rock Arkansas. While attending school at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Mayer decided to enter the field of children's book illustration. He created a portfolio of sketches and peddled them wherever he could. He moved to New York City in 1964, pursuing further instruction at the Art Students League of New York, where he met an artist named Marianna who became his first wife. He soon created a new portfolio and with these new sketches persuaded editors at Dial Press and Harper & Row to give him some illustration work. Mayer published his first book, A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, at Dial Press in 1967. It was notable for being a completely wordless picture book one that tells its story entirely with pictures. Mayer was one of the first illustrators to be credited for using this format. Five more books in this series were to follow. Mayer joined Golden Publishing, creators of Little Golden Books, in 1976. Through them he has sold his "Little Critter" and "Little Monster" series, which are popular with beginning readers. His title Just Me and My Dad made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015, his title Little Critter: Just a Little Love, also made the list. His holiday book, Merry Christmas Mom and Dad, is also a bestseller.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Mercer Mayer was born December 30, 1943 in Little Rock Arkansas. While attending school at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Mayer decided to enter the field of children's book illustration. He created a portfolio of sketches and peddled them wherever he could. He moved to New York City in 1964, pursuing further instruction at the Art Students League of New York, where he met an artist named Marianna who became his first wife. He soon created a new portfolio and with these new sketches persuaded editors at Dial Press and Harper & Row to give him some illustration work. Mayer published his first book, A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, at Dial Press in 1967. It was notable for being a completely wordless picture book one that tells its story entirely with pictures. Mayer was one of the first illustrators to be credited for using this format. Five more books in this series were to follow. Mayer joined Golden Publishing, creators of Little Golden Books, in 1976. Through them he has sold his "Little Critter" and "Little Monster" series, which are popular with beginning readers. His title Just Me and My Dad made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015, his title Little Critter: Just a Little Love, also made the list. His holiday book, Merry Christmas Mom and Dad, is also a bestseller.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (8)
Horn Book Review
Each of these wordless books about the adventures of a boy and a rambunctious frog is a tiny masterpiece of storytelling, with expressive characters and easy-to-follow action. Thankfully, no attempt was made to change the cozy trim size, colorize the art, or--heaven forbid--add words to these reissues. [Review covers these titles: Frog Goes to Dinner, Frog on His Own, and One Frog Too Many.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
The boy's family goes out to dinner at a ""Fancy Restaurant"" thus giving the ubiquitous stowaway frog a chance to run riot in unusually elegant surroundings. He wastes no time--jumping down an orchestra member's saxophone, popping out from under a lady's salad, and giving one startled diner a great big kiss. Even when dressed for a night on the town, Mayer's people have the same baggy attire and top-heavy, jowled visages that make their double takes so arresting; on our part, we could follow frog's by now predictable antics with our eyes closed. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Horn Book Review
Each of these wordless books about the adventures of a boy and a rambunctious frog is a tiny masterpiece of storytelling, with expressive characters and easy-to-follow action. Thankfully, no attempt was made to change the cozy trim size, colorize the art, or--heaven forbid--add words to these reissues. [Review covers these titles: Frog Goes to Dinner, Frog on His Own, and One Frog Too Many.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
The boy's family goes out to dinner at a ""Fancy Restaurant"" thus giving the ubiquitous stowaway frog a chance to run riot in unusually elegant surroundings. He wastes no time--jumping down an orchestra member's saxophone, popping out from under a lady's salad, and giving one startled diner a great big kiss. Even when dressed for a night on the town, Mayer's people have the same baggy attire and top-heavy, jowled visages that make their double takes so arresting; on our part, we could follow frog's by now predictable antics with our eyes closed. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Horn Book Review
Each of these wordless books about the adventures of a boy and a rambunctious frog is a tiny masterpiece of storytelling, with expressive characters and easy-to-follow action. Thankfully, no attempt was made to change the cozy trim size, colorize the art, or--heaven forbid--add words to these reissues. [Review covers these titles: Frog Goes to Dinner, Frog on His Own, and One Frog Too Many.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
The boy's family goes out to dinner at a ""Fancy Restaurant"" thus giving the ubiquitous stowaway frog a chance to run riot in unusually elegant surroundings. He wastes no time--jumping down an orchestra member's saxophone, popping out from under a lady's salad, and giving one startled diner a great big kiss. Even when dressed for a night on the town, Mayer's people have the same baggy attire and top-heavy, jowled visages that make their double takes so arresting; on our part, we could follow frog's by now predictable antics with our eyes closed. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Horn Book Review
Each of these wordless books about the adventures of a boy and a rambunctious frog is a tiny masterpiece of storytelling, with expressive characters and easy-to-follow action. Thankfully, no attempt was made to change the cozy trim size, colorize the art, or--heaven forbid--add words to these reissues. [Review covers these titles: Frog Goes to Dinner, Frog on His Own, and One Frog Too Many.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
The boy's family goes out to dinner at a ""Fancy Restaurant"" thus giving the ubiquitous stowaway frog a chance to run riot in unusually elegant surroundings. He wastes no time--jumping down an orchestra member's saxophone, popping out from under a lady's salad, and giving one startled diner a great big kiss. Even when dressed for a night on the town, Mayer's people have the same baggy attire and top-heavy, jowled visages that make their double takes so arresting; on our part, we could follow frog's by now predictable antics with our eyes closed. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.