Tadpole's Promise

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Authors
Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross
Publisher
Random House
Genre
Children’s Picture Book
Released
17 March, 2005
ISBN
9781842704264

Tadpole’s Promise

Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

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Synopsis

Tadpole loves his rainbow friend, the caterpillar, and she tells him she loves everything about him."Promise that you will never change," she says.But as the seasons pass and he matures, his legs grow, and then his arms - and what happens to his beautiful rainbow friend? As he sits on his lily pad, digesting the butterfly he has just eaten, he little realizes that now he will never know!Follow the only-to-be-expected changes of a tadpole and a caterpillar to their natural conclusion - and see the end to a beautiful friendship.
Tony Ross
About the author

Tony Ross

Born in London, Tony Ross went to art school in Liverpool. His cartoons have appeared in famous publications the world over. His first book, HUGO AND THE WICKED WINTER, was published in 1972. Tony has since written over 100 books and illustrated over 2000! His creations Towser and The Little Princess have been turned into TV series.

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Jeanne Willis
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Jeanne Willis

Jeanne Willis was born in St Albans and trained as an advertising copywriter at Watford College. She worked for various agencies creating press adverts and TV, cinema and radio commercials. She is now a full-time writer. Her hobbies include gardening, reading (non-fiction), natural history and collecting caterpillars. Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including Polly Pocket and The Slow Norris, and a pilot TV series for Dr Xargle. She lives in North London with her husband and two children.

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