A Toad for Tuesday 50th Anniversary Edition
A Toad for Tuesday 50th Anniversary Edition

A Toad for Tuesday 50th Anniversary Edition

By Russell Erickson

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Publication Date: April 9, 2024

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Ages 6 to 8, Grades 1 to 3

The 50th-anniversary edition of this classic tale of friendship and adventure. Warton the toad sets out one wintry day to visit his elderly aunt and is captured by an owl who plans to have him for dinner. 

"A small-scale Wind in the Willows, with adventure and charm." --ALA Booklist Starred Review, Aug 1974"A genuinely nice story . . . As a parable of friendship, A Toad for Tuesday will serve its readers any day of the week" --The New York Times, Sept 29, 1974

Just in time for its 50th anniversary, this beloved classic tale of adventure, compassion, and friendship has been remade for a new generation of young readers, including text revisions and fully colorized original illustration on the cover. A favorite chapter book is back, for read aloud or read alone.While on a journey to visit his aunt, Warton the Toad is captured by a surly owl who announces plans to eat Warton for his birthday dinner on the upcoming Tuesday. As he awaits his fate, Warton works gamely to make his remaining days as pleasant as possible while he also seeks some way to escape and tries to convince the owl to let him go.

Naturally, Warton and Owl talk. But what the pair don't realize is how quickly even the oddest of friendships may form.

About the Author

Russell E. Erickson is the author of seven Warton and Morton books, originally published from 1974-1988. He is a lithographer whose other interests include photography, printing, carpentry, fishing, and puttering around in his vegetable patch and woodland garden. Among his neighbors are toads, owls, blackbirds, moles and other little creatures who populate his delightful stories. He lives in Bristol, Connecticut.

Lawrence Di Fiori is the distinguished illustrator of all seven of the Warton and Morton books, more than 70 other books and countless magazine pieces.  A Fine Arts graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art, his extensive works include painting, sculpture, comics, fine ink drawings, and exhibits in numerous museums. As a mentor and a scholar, he taught in art school and followed his curiosity toward beauty and aesthetics throughout his life. He died in 2022.

Lawrence Di Fiori is the distinguished illustrator of all seven of the Warton and Morton books, more than 70 other books and countless magazine pieces.  A Fine Arts graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art, his extensive works include painting, sculpture, comics, fine ink drawings, and exhibits in numerous museums. As a mentor and a scholar, he taught in art school and followed his curiosity toward beauty and aesthetics throughout his life. He died in 2022.

Format: Hardcover

Length: 80 pages

Publisher: Apples & Honey Press

Publication Date: April 9, 2024

ISBN: 9781681156507

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