Blue Frog: The Legend of Chocolate - Hardcover

Written by Dianne De Las Casa and illustrated by Holly Stone-Barker, "Blue Frog: The Legend of Chocolate" is a 32 page picture book story of how a long, long time ago, the Sun God spent his days enjoying a very special secret treat: rich, dark cacao. Unlike the Wind God, the Sun God did not want to share this heavenly food with the creatures of the Earth. One day, the Wind God transformed himself into the Rana Azul, or Blue Frog, and he taught the children of the Earth where to find the secret cacao beans through song. "Blue Frog: The Legend of Chocolate" is enhanced for children ages 5 to 8 (Kindergarten - 3rd Grade) with a recipe for hot chocolate and a sprinkling of Spanish words and phrases enhance this intricately illustrated folklore fable. A thoroughly entertaining picture book from first page to last, "Blue Frog: The Legend of Chocolate" will prove to be welcome and popular addition to family, school, and community library collections.-- (11/01/2014)

A long, long time ago, the Sun God spent his days enjoying a very special secret treat: rich, dark cacao. Unlike the Wind God, the Sun God did not want to share this heavenly food with the creatures of the Earth. One day, the Wind God transformed himself into the Rana Azul, or Blue Frog, and he taught the children of the Earth where to find the secret cacao beans through song. A recipe for hot chocolate and a sprinkling of Spanish words and phrases enhance this intricately illustrated foodie fable.