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Introducing Bait, the little toad with a big personality.

Bait the toad loves the camera, and the camera certainly loves him! From his river-bed roots to TikTok stardom, Bait has never found a pose he couldn’t slay, or a hat he couldn’t style.

In this side-splitting photo book, Bait is ready to prove that there’s more to amphibians than meets the eye. Whether it’s striking confident poses in the garden, sporting sassy homemade hats, or hanging out with his furry friends, this tiny toad has a lot to teach us all about being comfortable in our own skin.

Brighten up your day or make a loved one laugh with Bait and his pals, the perfect gift for any age.

Kendra Powers is thirteen years old. She lives in Colorado with her two sisters and two brothers. Bait is her pet toad, which she caught in the Rio Grande while visiting her grandparents and aunt, who is one of the publishers of this book. An artist, she knits, crochets, makes hats for her toad, and takes photos.

M.A. Powers, co-author of Broken Circle, is editor-in-chief at PowersSquared. A stay-at-home dad, Matthew homeschools his three children in Orono, Maine. He bikes, snowshoes, skis, ice-skates, coaches his son’s soccer team, and transports his daughters to art, choir, theatre, ballet, and many other activities.

J.L. Powers is the author of nine books for children and young adults. Publisher at Catalyst Press, the parent company for PowersSquared, she has published over forty books for children and young adults. This one might be one of her favorites.