Living Well in Froggy’s World of Plenty: Sweet Talk to Read Aloud

Author Judith Ellison Shenouda takes the reader into a world of plenty where Froggy, Flutter By, Orchid, Sweetie B, Wiggly Worm, and their many critter friends live with a joy that is contagious. Their activities are forever fun and uplifting. Their sweet talk is playful and positive. The critters are awake and aware. Their wisdom inspires and motivates. Living Well In Froggy’s World of Plenty: Sweet Talk to Read Aloud is a light, whimsical book of flash stories–slices of life–intended to entertain and inspire adults and youth. When read aloud, the critters’ sweet talk can enchant even the youngest of listeners. One day, Froggy finds a wart, an imperfection, an irritant. Through a leap of faith, Froggy imagines a day when this wart will be gone. That day arrives. Froggy’s big, jewel-colored eyes are opened as he looks at his critter friends and sees that they, too, are free of whatever ails, annoys, or irritates them. Mr. Tree’s branches are no longer bare but flourish with greenery. Franny Fish no longer swims lost and alone but wanders the waters in the company of her brilliant schoolmates. Woodsy’s aching back now is as limber as new when chipping at Mr. Tree or flying to a neighboring arbor to visit Belle Birdie. Along with his critter friends, Froggy lives a healing life in which all warts have faded away. The critters are fully engaged in a world of plenty where everything needed to live well is right there in the earth, in the waters, and in the air. What nourishes those in Froggy’s world can also nourish you. Look around. You, too, can live well in your world of plenty.