The TV show brings “Ice Cream” alive while preserving the whimsical heart and tone of the story. “That was what his brilliance was,” Adrianne says, “in making these tiny stories so absolutely complete.” It’s a sweet metaphor, perhaps, about tenacity-but also, as Lobel always made Frog and Toad, about the value of friendship. “That thing is Toad!” Toad falls into the pond and the ice cream washes away, but all’s well that ends well: The friends run back to the store, buy two new cones, and eat them contentedly in the shade. Except it’s too hot: The ice cream melts all over Toad, and the cones stick to the top of his head, creating the illusion of horns.Ī mouse, a squirrel, and a rabbit all briefly warn Frog about the big, brown monster headed his way. And off Toad goes to the ice cream store, where he buys two chocolate ice cream cones (their favorite), and tries his best to bring them back. “I wish we had some sweet, cold ice cream,” says Frog. In the book, Frog and Toad are sitting by a pond on a hot summer day. Take, for example, “Ice Cream,” a delicious tale from Frog and Toad All Year. They’re Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.”Īnd the stories involving Frog, Toad, and the woodland creatures they encounter satisfy on several levels. “It reminds everybody of their own marriages and friendships. “Their relationship is so funny,” Adrianne says.
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