Froggy

Paige Walshe is a Canadian comic artist and illustrator based in Montreal. She is the creator of Lemons, a short story in Webtoon's 2020 Heart Anthology, and Froggy: A Pond Full of Pals, a graphic novel by Flying Eye Books (August, 2025), which also started as a Webtoon, with over 3.9m views to date. As a result, Froggy has amassed over 54,000 followers on his own social media (@froggy.comic), with a further 76,000+ subscribers on Webtoons. Paige has been voraciously reading and making comics since she was 14, whether they be the kind to leave you laughing out loud, yearning for a fantasy world or checking whether you still own a night light. She enjoys illustrating cute animals, creepy forests, and everything in between. As long as there's some element of whimsy or magic, you can bet she's hunched over her tablet drawing it.

This offbeat graphic novel by Walshe (Abby: Curled Up and On a Roll) follows young Froggy, a lovable and clumsy amphibian with a big heart and even bigger feelings, as he experiences moments of loneliness, wonder, frustration. and joy across a series of bravery-inspiring and connection-inciting events. "Today's the day, Froggy shouts as he gathers his belongings and makes his way to the stream, where his parents and neighbors see him off on an adventure. Though he's immediately snatched up by a hungry bird, Froggy manages to escape certain doom and soon finds himself journeying to the bottom of a pond with new friend Fishtopher. As Froggy later makes his way through the forest depicted as a whimsical land of magic and wonder--he happens upon various other smiling, gently rounded wood land inhabitants across an episodic narrative that balances dry humor in a letter to his parents, Froggy notes that he's "too young for my spine to be so angry") with quiet moments of emotional reflection. Fluid and vibrantly colorful jewel-toned illustrations enhance the plucky, positive spirit of this series-starting adventure that feels like a splash of refreshing water on a hot summer's day. Ages 7-up. (Aug.)