"...this book is a gift to the youngest readers, who should thoroughly enjoy it." - Publishers Weekly

Wake upit's springtime in the swamp! As 999 young frogs awaken, they panic to find that all of the other animals are still asleep. First they wake the biggest frog then the tortoise, the lizard, and the ladybugs. But when they hop down a hole and all pull together, they find someone they don't want to wakea big, long snake. Don't wake him up! Luckily for the frogs, the tortoise carefully carries him away.

Ken Kimura and Yasunari Murakami are back again in this delightful tale about frogs and friendship!

Autorentext
Ken Kimura was born in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. In addition to writing children's books, he makes handmade children's toys. Mr. Kimura lives in Japan.

Klappentext

Wake up - it's springtime! As 999 Frogs awaken from a long winter's nap, they're surprised to find that many other animals are still sleeping. Not for long! The froglets and their big brother gleefully awaken a turtle, a lizard, and some ladybugs. But when snoring leads them down a hole, they pull out someone they don't want to wake - a big, long snake. How will 999 Frogs escape?