Gay frogs book
History
Children’s book author and illustrator Arnold Lobel () developed his natural ability for storytelling as a child while facing ill health, isolation, and bullying in his hometown of Schenectady, New York. He later moved to Brooklyn to pursue a decent arts degree at Pratt Institute, graduating in After working in advertising, his career in children’s literature began as an illustrator for Harper & Row in The first publication that he both wrote and illustrated was A Zoo for Mister Muster (), which established his fondness for featuring animal characters in his stories.
Lobel’s most beloved, acclaimed, and enduring work is the Frog and Toad picture book series, beginning with Frog and Toad Are Friends (; Caldecott Honor recipient) and Frog and Toad Together (; Newbery Honor recipient). The books were published as part of Harper & Row’s I Can Read series, designed to teach children to read. In , Lobel and his wife, Anita Lobel – his Pratt classmate, fellow children’s book author and illustrator, and sometimes collaborator – purchased the rowhouse at 3rd Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, as their family residence and function studio (they previously
How Frog and Toad Author Arnold Lobel Explored Gay Love in His Work
In the enlightened year of , we tend to think of the closet as being a uniformly negative space, a shadowy den of oppression and denial from which gender non-conforming people—if they want to be mentally and ethically whole—must eventually emerge. And while that view seems largely accurate, it’s at the same time correct that the struggle to come out, especially in less welcoming eras, has in many cases driven artists to produce serve of great insight and poignancy—work that most of us, on balance, are glad exists in the world.
In the New Yorker’s online Page-Turner blog, Colin Stokes has a pleasant post this week pointing to such a function, namely the Frog and Toad series of children’s books by author and illustrator Arnold Lobel. These beloved and award-winning stories, penned by Lobel between and , follow Frog and Toad, a frog and a toad who, despite experiencing a kind friction of personalities, maintain a deep friendship. It’s the tenderness of this relationship, more than any of the pair’s specific narratives—which find quiet drama in losing a button or making a list or going for a swim—that holds the
The Gay Frog Gospel: A Collection of Badass, Sexy and Absurdly Awesome Poems from a Basic Bro
Thomas Gray once said “Poetry is thoughts that exhale, and words that burn.” Well, you best earn your antibiotics ready, because this poetry is about to burn worse than the gonorrhea contracted by a 19th Century sailor after three days abandon in a foreign port. Sure, poetry is about beauty, expression and the composition of alluring prose, which flow gently off the tongue like heated molasses in a summer’s heat. However, mine is of a different character. I would describe my poetry as being favor the reverberation of a Chuck Norris roundhouse hit after it strikes a cybernetic tyrannosaurs. My verses are like Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass mixed with 2 Fast 2 Furious, like T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Ground if it was injected with steroids and tiger’s blood, like Pablo Neruda’s Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair meets Rocky IV. Because I’m not like a regular poet, I’m a cool poet. If you don’t believe, why not give this book a try. Because even if you hate it, I’m sure you’ll at least find it entertaining.
The Gay Frog Gospel: A Collection of Badass, Sexy and Absurdly Awesome Poems from a Basic Bro - Softcover
Synopsis
Thomas Gray once said Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. Well, you best get your antibiotics ready, because this poetry is about to scorch worse than the gonorrhea contracted by a 19th Century sailor after three days leave in a foreign port. Sure, poetry is about beauty, phrase and the composition of alluring prose, which flow gently off the tongue like warm molasses in a summer&#x;s heat. However, mine is of a different nature. I would describe my poetry as being like the reverberation of a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick after it strikes a cybernetic tyrannosaurs. My verses are prefer Walt Whitman&#x;s Leaves of Grass mixed with 2 Fast 2 Furious, fancy T. S. Eliot&#x;s The Waste Land if it was injected with steroids and tiger&#x;s blood, enjoy Pablo Neruda&#x;s Twenty Treasure Poems and a Lyric of Despair meets Rocky IV. Because I&#x;m not like a regular poet, I&#x;m a cool poet. If you don&#x;t assume, why not give this book a try. Because even if you dislike it, I&#x;m sure you&#x;ll at least find it entertaining.
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