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Frog and Toad are the main characters in a series of easy-reader children's books, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel. Each book contains five simple, often humorous, sometimes poignant, short stories chronicling the exploits of a frog and his friend, a toad. Some of their adventures include: attempting to fly a kite, cleaning Toad's messy house as opposed to waiting until "Tomorrow" to do so, and figuring out the ethics of being "Alone". Frog is taller, with a green shade, and is more friendly and relaxed than Toad; Toad is shorter and stout, with a brown shade and also the more serious and uptight of the duo. Each book seems to end with a story that shows how much Toad is dependent upon Frog's friendship. In 2008, three of Arnold Lobel's uncolored, unpublished Frog and Toad books were discovered in an estate sale. They were consolidated into two books and colored by Lobel's daughter Adrianne Lobel; these books appear to be very different from the original set. ==Books== *''Frog and Toad are Friends'' (1970), 〔 *''Frog and Toad Together'' (1972), 〔 *''Frog and Toad All Year'' (1976), 〔 *''Days with Frog and Toad'' (October 3, 1979; ISBN 081243417X), – "Once more, Lobel leaves the two with their friendship reaffirmed ... the complementary pair continues to delight."〔 Barnes & Noble published a hardcover omnibus edition of three books in 2008: ''Adventures of Frog and Toad'', comprising the complete text and illustrations of ''Frog and Toad are Friends'', ''Frog and Toad Together'', and ''Days with Frog and Toad''. Two books that contain references to Frog and Toad were completed by Lobel's daughter Adrianne from uncolored material for three books. They are written, illustrated, and delivered in a manner different from the four Frog and Toad books. *''The Frogs and Toads All Sang'' (2009), color by Adrianne Lobel, *''Odd Owls and Stout Pigs: A Book of Nonsense'' (2009), color by Adrianne Lobel, 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frog and Toad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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