The Frog Band children's books

The Frog Band stories follow the adventures of a joyously eccentric cast of animal characters.

The inventiveness of the storytelling is surpassed only by the richness of the illustrations: highly distinctive watercolours bursting with humour and nostalgic detail, painted by the self-taught and hugely gifted Jim Smith.

The stories are made more memorable still for their loving depiction of recognisable places and landmarks, most notably Jim’s home town, Salisbury, and nearby Stonehenge, recalled from Jim’s childhood in the 1920s and 1930s