The Frog In The Well

“Duvoisin’s richly hued illustrations do a good job of capturing the frog’s personality—as the original Horn Book review put it, he is ‘mobile in expression and lively in action’—as well as the beauty of the natural world.” —Martha V. Parravano, The Horn Book “The Frog in the Well might be my favorite Duvoisin, ever… Each and every character is drawn with incredible kindness and reverence.” —Vintage Children’s Books My Kids Love Blog“A beautiful book…it has a gentle calmness in the pace and message of the story.” —The Art Room Plant Blog“It is always a pleasure to read and review one of the late Roger Duvoisin’s finest children’s book, including his exceptionally-sketched illustrations… Duvoisin has left a legacy of scores of books, and illustrations in his own as well as other authors’ books… Readers cannot help but take to his illustrations of large eyes, expressive faces, and friendship in action.” —J. A. Kaszuba Locke, BookLoons

Alvin Tresselt (1916-2000) was a children’s book author whose books have sold more than a million copies. White Snow, Bright Snow, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin, won a Caldecott Medal in 1948. Tresselt was also the editor of Humpty Dumpty Magazine and the executive editor and vice president of Parents’ Magazine Press from 1967 to 1974.

Roger Duvoisin (1900-1980) was born to a French-Swiss family in Geneva, where he began a career in art and textile design before immigrating to the United States in 1925. Duvoisin collaborated with many writers, including his wife, Louise Fatio Duvoisin, and Alvin Tresselt, with whom he won a Caldecott Award for White Snow, Bright Snow in 1948 and the Caldecott Honor Award for Hide and Seek Fog in 1966. He is best known for his classic of children’s literature, Petunia.

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