City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems5/27/2023 The autumn pictures stand out, as these friends reminisce in front of a background of rich fall colors. Muth’s pictures here are gorgeous, incorporating the colors of each season into the background and giving these characters so much personality and expression. Willems usually illustrates his own work, the artwork for City Dog, Country Frog was done by John J Muth. Instead, it works brilliantly.Īlthough Mr. Over-explaining during this scene could have very easily tipped the scale from touching to maudlin. This is particularly so in winter, which features just a few sentences and lets the stunning pictures convey the emotion and sense of loss that Country Dog is feeling without his friend. As always, he has a remarkable economy with words, using just the ones he needs. I was more familiar with Mo Willems’ whimsical books, so I was unprepared for the poignancy of this lovely story. When spring rolls around, City Dog goes to their spot and meets Country Chipmunk and the story ends as it begins all over again for a new set of friends. In winter, City Dog looks for Country Frog, but he’s no longer there. When they meet up in autumn, Country Frog admits to being very tired, so they play remembering games and think about the fun they’ve had together. In summer, they are reunited and this time, they play dog games. It starts for these unlikely friends in spring, when City Dog meets Country Frog sitting by a river. Isn’t this gorgeous? And look at how Country Frog has one foot resting on City Dog’s leg.
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