Tadpole's Promise
 First edition | |
| Author | Jeanne Willis |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Tony Ross |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's |
| Publisher | Andersen Press |
Publication date | April 24, 2003 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 32 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-84270-069-3 |
| OCLC | 56712929 |
| LC Class | MLCS 2006/45264 |
Tadpole's Promise is a 2003 British children's picture book written by Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Tony Ross. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award[1] and was longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.[2]
Plot
A tadpole and a caterpillar fall in love. Despite promising to never change, the tadpole grows arms and legs and becomes a frog. The caterpillar becomes a butterfly and is eaten by the frog.
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