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A frog’s got to do
what a frog’s got to do!

Have you ever heard or really listened to the voices of peepers and frogs in the Spring? Sometimes they’re singing or calling to friends, and sometimes they’re telling amazing stories.

New York’s Great Swamp is a wondrous and special place full of plant life and creatures like the great blue heron, beaver, turtles, otters, and frogs. Even...bully frogs.

But deep in the heart of the Swamp, the peepers and frogs also tell a tale about Humbert, a small frog who had the courage to stand up to—and the smarts to outwit—big bully Brutus.

It all began on a warm summer’s night at the Swamp’s big Starry Night Dance Competition....

Daffodil Press is pleased to announce its third collaborative effort by authors Doris Tomaselli and Carol Paterno.

“Humbert and the Bully Frog” unfolds in rhyme that entertains as it takes on the serious issue of bullying. When bully Brutus crashes the Swamp’s Frog Hop dance contest, he thinks he can have his way. Humbert is just as determined to stand up for what’s right and so must rely on his own strengths—brains and talent – to outwit and outmaneuver his bully.

Our authors consulted with children’s counselor Jackie Muller, LCSW-R of Dynamic Intervention Wellness Solutions, to make sure the story was sound and sensitive while at the same time being engaging and humorous. Here’s her response:

“I love how Humbert outsmarts the bully using his wits instead of brawn to avoid becoming a target. Humbert clearly demonstrates how to become ‘bully proof.’ Humbert’s story is a conversation starter for parents and their little ones.”

Special additional features to the book include:

• A helpful section on tackling bullies by Ms. Muller written in easy-to-understand language so that children may read it with an adult or independently.


• An Introduction to New York’s Great Swamp watershed, a unique, environmentally important area vital to people, plants, and a variety of animals, birds and insects, as well as the ecological health of the state and planet. Our fictional story is based here but the Great Swamp serves a much needed REAL LIFE purpose. Learn and explore the Swamp through beautiful photography and maps and learn about the volunteer organization that strives to study and protect it.

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