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<i>Frog Went A-Courtin'</i> (book)

Frog Went A-Courtin' (book)

1955 picture book by John Langstaff

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.

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    American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.
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