''Tadpole's Promise'' is a 2003 British children's picture book written by

Jeanne Willis Jeanne Willis (born 5 November 1959) is an English author of several children's books, including '' The Monster Bed'' (1986) and the '' Dr. Xargle's Book of...'' series (1988–2004). Willis was also a contributor to the authorised Winnie-the-Poo ...

and illustrated by

Tony Ross Anthony Lee Ross (born 10 August 1938) is a British author and illustrator of children's picture books. In Britain, he is best known for writing and illustrating his Little Princess books and for illustrating the Horrid Henry series by Franc ...

. It won the

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize The Nestlé Children's Book Prize, and Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for a time, was a set of annual awards for British children's books that ran from 1985 to 2007. It was administered by BookTrust, an independent charity that promotes books and r ...

Silver Award and was longlisted for the

Kate Greenaway Medal The Carnegie Medal for Illustration (until 2022 the Kate Greenaway Medal) is a British award that annually recognises "distinguished illustration in a book for children". It is conferred upon the illustrator by the Chartered Institute of Librar ...

.The CILIP Carnegie Medal & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards
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Plot

A tadpole and a caterpillar fall in love. Despite promising to never change, the tadpole grows arms and legs and becomes a frog. The caterpillar becomes a butterfly and is eaten by the frog.

References

2003 children's books British children's books British picture books Books about frogs {{child-picture-book-stub