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: