Old Roger Ribbit
by Gina Sutphin, illustrated by Joe Sutphin
Old Roger Ribbit, my ever sweet friend
He hops up beside me to give me hand
He loves this great earth as much as me too
So he shares all his wisdom on what I should do
He uses his thistle thorn just like a hoe
To create little rows where the new seeds should go
He serves them a drink from his tiny carved spoon
So they won’t get too thirsty in the hot sun at noon
When our green friends are threatened by weeds that should go
Again he pulls out his thorn thistle hoe
And when evening comes after long days worked hard
It’s time to sit back and enjoy this great yard
Then he hops off at dusk to his toad burrow hole
But he’ll hop back tomorrow to help new friends grow
Joe Sutphin
Joe Sutphin illustrates books for kids including the New York Times bestseller Word Of Mouse by James Patterson, and Raffie On The Run by Jacqueline Resnick.
When he is not drawing and writing stories, Joe spends as much time in nature as possible, looking under rocks and catching critters.
His Instagram account is a steady patter of brilliant, story-laden art you can follow at: https://www.instagram.com/joesutphin/
When he is not drawing and writing stories, Joe spends as much time in nature as possible, looking under rocks and catching critters.
His Instagram account is a steady patter of brilliant, story-laden art you can follow at: https://www.instagram.com/joesutphin/
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Gina Sutphin
Gina Sutphin lives in a barn with her husband Joe. She loves all things green & growing and all critters great & small, unless the critters eat the green things!
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Love it! You two create a beautiful and creative Synergy!!
Oh, man, this toad. Adorable! Joe, I’m a huge fan.