After the success of the first Frog CD "Kikker Swingt", Tony Overwater's quintet has released their second CD "Kikker heeft the Blues" (Frog got the Blues)!
The first CD is a registration of a live concert in Utrecht, the Netherlands. During this event, Max Velthuijs, artist, illustrator and author, inventor of the Frog children's' books is reading his books to the young audience.
This information I found on the label's website:
Several years ago Tony Overwater started a collaboration with Max Velthuijs, writer of children’s books and creator of the world famous Kikker (Frog). In front of an audience of curious children, Velthuijs red out the adventures of Kikker, while Overwater accompanied the text with his quintet. "Kikker Swingt" (Frog swings), the first CD, was a huge success. So far 10.000 albums have been sold.
In 2007 the second CD, "Kikker heeft the Blues" (Frog’s got the blues), has been released featuring six new adventures of Kikker, such as 'Kikker is een held' (Frog is a hero) and 'Kikker is bedroefd' (Frog is sad). This time the stories are read out by actor Nico de Vries. The album is dedicated to Max Velthuijs who passed away in 2005 at the age of 82.
Read a review in Dutch. And another review.
Other Max Velthuijs 'Frog' children's books include:
Frog and Hare, Frog and Rat, Birthday cake for little bear, Frog and a very special day, Frog and the wide world, Frog and the Stranger, Frog is Sad, Frog in Winter, Frog in Love.
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