"Tull Suwannakit’s illustrations are lovely—suitably watery and translucent, infusing much movement and humour into the morphing figure of Murphy"

-Louise Pfanner, Books and Publishing

A light-hearted story about change and adaptation with engaging illustrations – best read aloud
A useful resource to introduce the process of metamorphosis in frogs
Promotes the importance of resilience – the capacity to cope, learn and thrive in the face of change, challenge and adversity
Focuses on repetitive words and phrases that allow children to make predictions as a valuable strategy to improve reading comprehension
A progressive tale of change with a twist in the tail of the tale.

Murphy likes his life just the way it is – swimming in his weedy pond, slurping up algae and rotting water plants.

But then things begin to change . . . and he’s not the only one caught by surprise!

Robert is a primary school teacher and Victorian-based writer of children’s fiction.

His previous publishing credits include Leonardo’s Spot of Trouble (Blake Education), Lost for Words (Limelight Press) and winning first prize in the Victorian School News Tickler of a Teacher Tale competition.

He has completed a Diploma of Professional Children’s Writing and has presented writing workshops for primary school aged children and the Hastings Literacy Festival.

Tull Suwannakit is a children’s book author and illustrator with a background in animation and fine art. He began his artistic career as a set designer and sculptor for an independent animation studio in New York.

Tull’s books have been published in Australia, the UK and the US, as well as being translated in numerous languages worldwide.

What Happens Next? (Walker Books Australia and UK) was featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, ABC Mornings Radio and Play School on ABC4Kids, and was short-listed for 2015 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award. His latest collaborated picture book, Sad, The Dog (Walker Books, Australia and Candlewick Press, USA) written by Sandy Fussell gained positive reviews from The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and The New York Times.