The yak, the python, the frog

by Steven Kellogg

Hilaire Belloc, 1870 - 1953 Hilaire Belloc was born in France in 1870, educated at Oxford, and naturalized as a British subject in 1902. Although he began as a writer of humorous verse for children, his works include satire, poetry, history, biography, fiction, and many volumes of essays. With his close friend and fellow Catholic, G. K. Chesterton

Genres: Picture Books

33 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Steven Kellogg is an author and illustrator who has contributed over 90 books for children. He is best known for writing books about animals, for which he credits his grandmother .

Reviews

[dianne b. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Certain descendants of Sir Hefty Garlicberry Wimpleton Flump try, in this unique tome, to decide what kind of animal to add to their small family, currently made up by a young girl, and her older Papa. Those in consideration, as you may have surmised from the title, are a yak, a python (a very large one, not like mine) or a frog.

The illustrations, the eccentricities of the various vendors as well as the prescribed necessities of the companions for sale are all delightful. Even though this may be the hundredth time i've been through this book, it always makes me smile - and, frankly - i still can't decide.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very silly book with complicated text that I simplified in part for the little ones. The pictures are funny though, and the whole thing was pretty charming in general.