Fans of Angela Haine met heroic toads, Hobbly and Wobbly, in the many previous instalments of the “Toads Through the Ages” series.
In Toads Through the Ages: Hobbly and Wobbly and Good Queen Bess, they are back again to embark on a new adventure!
Historically set in 1588 during the Spain and England conflict, Hobbly and Wobbly help the British queen defeat the Spaniards.
- Illustrated by Bruce Whaley
- Design layout by Marc Haine
Prologue from Toads Through the Ages: Hobbly and Wobbly and Good Queen Bess by Angela Haine:
“Hobbly and Wobbly were two little toads,
They danced down the pavement singing of odes –
Of knights, oh so brave, and ladies with charm,
And giants and dragons which caused such alarm!
And oh, how they craved and wished they were able,
To be one of the favoured among the Round Table.
Said Wobbly “What do we do in this modern Age?
I’d be a Knight, and you’d be my Page.”
“Not so” quoth good Hobbly, “That’s not in the script.”
A bitter tense moment, and Hobbly just tripped –
A nasty abrasion, and bruises so brown,
Imagine! A toad, with long legs, falling down.
To bed then he went, and Wobbly him nursed,
Thinking of Wizards “Zounds! Are we CURSED?”
He sat by the bedside, together they spun
Tales of great glory, and deeds that were won.
Together they wrote a best-seller by far –
And Hobbly was able to buy a new car.”
