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Frog Went A-Courtin' by retold by John Langstaff. With pictures by Feodor Rojankovsky is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Frog Went A-Courtin' about?
<p><p>“a Favorite Old Nursery Ballad Now Appears In Resplendent New Dress. . . . Illustrator Feodor Rojankovsky Somehow Manages To Combine Quaintness With Sophistication And His Doughty Frog, The Coy Mouse . . . And Others Make Charming Company.”—<i>the New York Times Book Review</i></p><h3>children's Literature</h3><p>a Family Favorite When I Was Growing Up Was Langstaff's Frog Went A-courtin'. This 400-year-old Scotch Ballad, Which Garnered A Caldecott For Illustrator Feodor Rojankovsky, Seems As Absurd And Appealing As Ever, With Its Swashbuckling Frog Hero, Maidenly Mouse, And Nuptials In A Meadow Rich With Rollicking Friends, Including A Banjo-playing Bee And A Jigging Flea.</p>
Who reads Frog Went A-Courtin'?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- retold by John Langstaff. With pictures by Feodor Rojankovsky
- Publisher
- HMH Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 1983
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780545231077
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Poetry, Children'S
- Rating
- 3.75 / 5 (1,732 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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