"Tim Tadpole and the Great Bullfrog" by Marjorie Flack published by Doubleday Company, Garden City, New York, 1934. Unstated First Edition; fully illustrated.

Hard boards, green cloth with decorated front board, library binding imprint on the backboard, 6.3/4" x 7.1/2"; unpaginated, c.20 pages, c. half of the pages have creases [c.1/4"-1/2"] on the bottom edge [see photos]; some wear, discarded library book with library stamps and residue of the removed labels inside back-cover, good condition. See photos.

Traces Tim Tadpole's growth to a big frog who is at last able to go sit in the sun with his friends.

"As a young kindergarten teacher, I looked forward to our lessons each year on the life cycle of frogs. Reading Tim Tadpole and the Great Bullfrog to my students was always a fun experience, as the children identified so closely with the growth and change that Tim was experiencing. The triumph of the ending, when Tim emerges from the water using his strong new legs, was thrilling for the children. The copy I used from our school library in the early 80's was already quite old. I've scoured used book sales and thrift shops in vain, hoping to find a copy for my self. Maybe one day this book could be reprinted, perhaps with colorful new illustrations to appeal to today's 4-6 year olds." [a private review]

US: Priority (c 2-4 days) ------ $12.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-7 weeks) ----- $28.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-10 weeks) ----- $42.50