A Frog He Would A-wooing Go, Page 3.

Category

Library Item

Item no

40181

Title

A Frog he would a-wooing go, page 3.

Description

A line illustration of the Frog crouching to pick the flowers by the side of a stretch of water. Far in the distance people can be seen in a boat fishing. The accompanying text reads,
'A Frog he would a-wooing go,
Heigho, says Rowley!
Whether his Mother would let him or no.
With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach.
Heigho, says Anthony Rowley!'

Artist / maker

Caldecott, Randolph

Date

1883

Size

19.9 x 23.5 cm

Type

Publisher's print

Location

Art and Design Library

'A Frog he would a-wooing go' published in 1883, is one of a series of illustrated children's books by R. Caldecott that were so popular they were published every Christmas for eight years. Caldecott's work is considered to have transformed the nature of children's books in the Victorian era. His books such as this, are praised for their sense of fluidity and repeated phrases, which creates a sense of movement from one page to the other, a style which appeals to children.
His illustrations were exercised with a manner of humour and full of life, reflecting his own personality. Stylistically, 'A Frog he would a-wooing go' is written in the form of a cumulative tale. This is when a tale is told by repeating dialogue that builds up to allow the story to progress.

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Animals > Amphibians > Frogs

Landscape > Water > Loch, lakes and ponds

Plants > Flowers > Flowers

Sport and leisure > Activities > Fishing

Sport and leisure > Activities > Reading and books

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