The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone

by Timothy Basil Ering

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Besides the extraordinary art, "The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone" reminded me of the themes of Dr. Seuss', "The Lorax." A good book to read to students and teach them about the importance and good that tress and other living organisms bring to our environment. (

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andy_170279 | Apr 9, 2013 |

Dark and brooding but also quite charming. (

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Sullywriter | Apr 3, 2013 |

Cementland is full of garbage and run down building, and a little boy. The little boy's only wish is to find treasure in this wasteland. When he finds a secret box of treasure he has to also build Frog Belly Rat Bone out of trash to guard this precious treasure from thieves. Frog Belly Rat Bone teaches the thieves and the boy just how special this treasure is and what to do with it. The treasure brings color, happiness, and a bountiful meal to them. Interesting illustrations, dark and dreary progresses to colorful and happy. (

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mmwrigh3 | Sep 27, 2011 |

Loved the artwork. Dark and smeared in the beginning, colorful flowers at the end. (

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kelleyhar | Mar 24, 2010 |

In a world of concrete and garbage a little boy finds a great treasure and builds a monster to guard it from thieves. The monster not only guards the treasure but shows the boy and the thieves how to make life bloom.

This is a children's picture book.

I have such a soft spot for these new "cool" illustrators. This wild style of drawing makes the story pop to life and the message is a great one for little urbanites.

This is sort of Golem story. The monster saves the treasure (seeds) but teaches the boy how to plant the seeds and bring back life to the city. The wild illustrations were a turn off to some of my first graders, but was so exciting to many others. (

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0763613827, Hardcover)

"FROG BELLY . . . plants the idea that with some strategy, good communication and goodwill, you can grow wonderful things." —PORTLAND PRESS HERALD

"Frog Belly Rat Bone,
one, two, three . . .
the specks in the earth
are protected by me.
You must be patient and
then you will see. . . ."

Once upon a time, in a dull, gray endless place called Cementland,
there lived a very special boy who wished to find a treasure. After much searching among piles of greasy toaster ovens and wet smelly socks, he
spies a box filled with specks and a wrinkled note that says, "Put these
wondrous riches in the earth and enjoy." Horrified to learn that thieves
are after his treasure, the boy scrounges the junkyard and conjures a creature to stand guard - a scarecrowlike gardener with crooked bony arms, a giant belly, a jaunty crown, and preternatural wisdom: Frog Belly Rat Bone, king and protector of the specks.

With subtle, delicate tones, fantastical figures, and bursts of glowing color, the surreal artwork and hand-lettered text of Tim Ering’s picture book debut exude all the whimsy of an inspired imagination - and the wonders of a natural world that awaits discovery, even in Cementland.

Included with each book: a whimsical full-color bookmark offering a
behind-the-scenes glimpse at the artist, his technique - and his inspiration!

(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:01:04 -0500)

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A boy finds a mysterious treasure in a junkpile and creates a monster to guard it.

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