Frog Trouble: and Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs

by Sandra Boynton, Sandra Boynton (Illustrator)

Overview

Deluxe illustrated songbook by Sandra Boynton. Original and terrific Country Music songs, written by Sandra Boynton and sung by the best of the best, accompanied by Nashville’s finest session musicians—including Ron Block, Stuart Duncan, Kenny Vaughan, Russ Pahl, Jim Hoke, Shannon Forrest, and Viktor Krauss. Arrangements and music production by that renowned team, Boynton & Ford—who were Grammy-nominated for Philadelphia Chickens. They have two Gold Records and one Platinum. Over three million of their albums have been sold and loved.

This one-of-a-kind musical experience includes:
“I’ve Got a Dog” Dwight Yoakam
“Trucks” Fountains of Wayne
“Frog Trouble” Mark Lanegan
“Heartache Song” Kacey Musgraves
“When Pigs Fly” Ryan Adams
“Broken Piano” Ben Folds
“Copycat” Brad Paisley
“End of a Summer Storm” Alison Krauss
“Alligator Stroll” Josh Turner
“Beautiful Baby” Darius Rucker
“Deepest Blue” Linda Eder
“More Frog Trouble” Falls Mountain Cowboys

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665973717
Publisher:	Boynton Bookworks
Publication date:	05/06/2025
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children’s author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over eighty-five children’s books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers. More than 90 million of her books have been sold, “mostly to friends and family,” she says. She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced seven albums of renegade children’s music. Three of her seven albums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) and Philadelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). Boynton has also directed many music videos of her songs, including the award-winning “One Shoe Blues” starring B.B. King, “Alligator Stroll” starring Josh Turner, and “Tyrannosaurus Funk” (animated) sung by Samuel L. Jackson. She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America.

Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children’s author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over eighty-five children’s books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers. More than 90 million of her books have been sold, “mostly to friends and family,” she says. She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced seven albums of renegade children’s music. Three of her seven albums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) and Philadelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). Boynton has also directed many music videos of her songs, including the award-winning “One Shoe Blues” starring B.B. King, “Alligator Stroll” starring Josh Turner, and “Tyrannosaurus Funk” (animated) sung by Samuel L. Jackson. She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America.

Hometown:

"Somewhere in rural Connecticut"

Date of Birth:

April 3, 1953

Place of Birth:

Orange, New Jersey

Education:

B.A., Yale University, 1974; attended University of California--Berkeley Drama School and Yale Drama School

Editorial Reviews

For listeners of all ages, Boynton and Michael Ford's latest CD/songbook combination presents 12 new songs in a country-western mode. In this grand collection for children and their caregivers, the producers of Philadelphia Chickens (2002) sample styles beyond country music: cowboy, bluegrass and blues, honkytonk and hillbilly rock. The book has three sections: lyrics (or at least the first verse or two), written by Boynton and illustrated with her cartoons; musical notation (melody and chords) and complete words; and performers' biographies. On the CD, the all-star collection of musicians includes names familiar to fans of the genre. They put these songs over convincingly, although it's hard to imagine there weren't some giggles along the way. The tunes, some written in collaboration with keyboardist Ford, are catchy and appealing, the arrangements simple enough to understand the words and the lyrics, which are appropriate for young children. There's heartbreak, as a bunny bewails how "[t]hey make me clean up my room"; a small boy's delight in "Trucks"; the dreamy "When Pigs Fly"; and two different versions of the titular "Frog Trouble." The background percussion for "I've Got a Dog" includes The Scotty Brothers playing spoons. "Alligator Stroll" is followed by instructions and diagrams for simple dance steps. Backmatter includes instructions for making a folded-paper frog puppet. This is children's music grown-ups won't mind hearing over and over, no trouble at all. (Songbook/CD. 3 & up)

Kirkus Reviews