While living in Thailand

The Brannon children''s imaginative interaction with live toads dressed in costume later inspired Janice to follow in their footsteps . . . dressing up toads, then using engaging photos of them to illustrate Tall Toad Tales.

Discovering a New World

Although Discovering a New World parallels Columbus'' discovery of America, it introduces a toad''s view of that adventure.

Janice hopes that her sincere affection for the toad world will be apparent and that readers will be aware that her toad friends were always treated gently and with respect.