I always figured that it was based on the Ten Plagues -- frogs are the second named plague - the first one (blood) wouldn't be appropriate for kids.
Ted On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 4:51 PM Andrea Rapp via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I have a question from a writer that I cannot answer. It concerns Passover > songs/stories for children featuring a mischievous frog character. When did > the frog emerge as a popular character in children's Passover stories. The > Frog Song (Frogs > I have a question from a writer that I cannot answer. It concerns Passover > songs/stories for children featuring a mischievous frog character. When > did the frog emerge as a popular character in children's Passover stories. > The Frog Song (Frogs here, frogs there, frogs were jumping everywhere) > may have been the impetus for stories featuring frogs, such as Pharaoh and > the Fabulous Frog Invasion, by Osher Werner (2007). Were there earlier > such stories? How far back were the first Passover children's books to use > a funny frog or frogs as characters? > Any thoughts? > Andrea Rapp, Wise Temple Cincinnati > > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!xVSWOzunnLzSbwOGGeWzEWaXkM6orMLJcatGIKJij4vo4pwAZ_8Xs82wiJYKphArpEk-okFkJq7K2ocrNa0$ > > Earlier Listserver: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!xVSWOzunnLzSbwOGGeWzEWaXkM6orMLJcatGIKJij4vo4pwAZ_8Xs82wiJYKphArpEk-okFkJq7K2ocrNa0$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!xVSWOzunnLzSbwOGGeWzEWaXkM6orMLJcatGIKJij4vo4pwAZ_8Xs82wiJYKphArpEk-okFkJq7KD7RwaFo$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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