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Fanny Fire-Fly
A little-known 19th-century children’s writer, Fanny Fire-Fly created a lively verse tale where ducks and frogs debate hardship, kindness, and contentment. The result is a charming blend of playful animal characters and gentle moral lessons.
1 Audiobook
The Ducks and Frogs, a Tale of the Bogs.
by Fanny Fire-Fly
About the author
Fanny Fire-Fly is credited as the author of The Ducks and the Frogs: A Tale of the Bogs, a children’s poem published in Boston by Joseph H. Francis in 1849. The book follows two ducks who encounter a gathering of frogs and turn their complaints into a thoughtful conversation about patience, compassion, and appreciating one’s circumstances.
Very little biographical information about Fanny Fire-Fly has been preserved. The surviving record centers on this illustrated volume, which features engravings by Hammatt Billings and Alonzo Hartwell and presents its lessons through lively dialogue and verse.