A New Look at <em>Frog and Toad</em>
In the Apple TV+ adaptation, additional characters only emphasize the central duo’s profound companionship.
The second episode of Apple TV+’s new kids’ series adapts a lovely vignette titled “Ice Cream” from Arnold Lobel’s book . In Lobel’s original, the story is simple. On a hot summer day, Frog and Toad sit by the pond and wish for ice cream. Toad volunteers to go get it, but as he walks back with two cones of chocolate ice cream, the heat causes them to melt onto his head, covering his face and attracting debris such as leaves and sticks. His new mask makes him look like
