Frog by Isabel Thomas

Frog by Isabel Thomas

**WINNER SLA Information Book Award 2026**
**WINNER UKLA Book Awards 2026**
*BBC Wildlife Magazine: Best Wildlife Books of 2025*
*Shortlisted for the 2026 Peters Children's Book of the Year Award*
*Shortlisted for the 2025 Children's Wainwright Prize for Non-Fiction*

If frogs come from eggs,
and eggs come from frogs,
where did the first frog come from?

This is the incredible story of how frogs, and all life on Earth, came to be. To find out, we go all the way back to the very beginning. Before frogs, dinosaurs, planet Earth – before even the stars existed . . . back 13.7 billion years to the moment just before the universe began. And from there, through Isabel Thomas’s beautifully lyrical text and Daniel Egnéus’s breathtaking illustrations, we are transported through time to the evolution of the very first frogs.

The story of frog is an epic; an adventure in space and time. It’s a story still being told, in every garden, every pond and every corner of our extraordinary planet.

A rare pleasure * Wall Street Journal on MOTH *
A stunning visual experience * Books for Keeps on MOTH *
Thomas’s direct language, with just the right degree of poetic resonance, pairs powerfully with Egnéus’s atmospheric images; this is the perfect book for talking to children about death* The Guardian on FOX: A CIRCLE OF LIFE STORY *

Isabel Thomas is a science writer and the author of a galaxy of books for young audiences. They include Moth: An Evolution Story, illustrated by Daniel Egnéus, which won the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books. She also writes for science magazines including The Week Junior Science + Nature. Isabel studied Human Sciences at the University of Oxford and Education Research at the University of Cambridge. Find out more at isabelthomas.co.uk | Instagram: @isabelthomasbooks

Daniel Egnéus is a prolific artist who has illustrated numerous books, including several Neil Gaiman titles and the much-loved picture book, Be Wild, Little One by Olivia Hope. He is also a well-regarded fashion artist, illustrating for the likes of Chanel, H&M, Nike and many more. He is based in Athens, Greece. X and Instagram: @danielegneus

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ISBN 13	9781526600752
ISBN 10	1526600757
Title	Frog
Author	Isabel Thomas
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2025-05-08
Number of pages	48
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.