Frog Went A-Courtin' | |
Author: | John Langstaff |
Illustrator: | Feodor Rojankovsky |
Country: | United States |
Genre: | Children's picture book |
Publisher: | Harcourt |
Release Date: | 1955 |
Frog Went A-Courtin' is a book by John Langstaff and illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky. Released by Harcourt, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1956.[1] It is based on the folk song "Frog Went A-Courting." In 1961, Weston Woods Studios made an iconographic version of the story produced and directed by Morton Schindel, narrated by the author with music by Arthur Kleiner, culminating in a sing-along, sung by the story's narrator. In 2007, the film has been remade with narration and music by Jack Sundrud and Rusty Young.