Bait The Toada photo bookBy Kendra Powers
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.
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Read Becky’s full blog post, A Toad and a Teachable Moment, to learn how Bait’s story began as a simple teachable moment and grew into Kendra’s creative adventure of raising, photographing, and sharing her tiny toad with the world. Download a simple writing prompt for teachers and homeschoolers to help spark creative moments with your own children or students.
Kendra Powers is fourteen 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.
Meet Bait, the little toad with a big personality
Bait the Toad Reviews
Becky Cerling Powers | Proud Grandmother & Author
“I am also the proud, delighted grandmother of Kendra Powers, teenage photographer of Bait the Toad, published by the Powers Squared imprint of Catalyst Press. Kendra’s photographs show what happens when a 12-year-old artist decides to raise a pet toad, take him on walks, and sculpt hats for him. “
Storm | Amazon Reviewer
“When I first heard about a photo book starring a toad wearing tiny handmade hats, I knew I had to see it for myself. What I discovered between these pages absolutely delighted me beyond expectation. Bait the Toad is not your typical coffee table book. This is pure, unbridled joy captured through the lens of teenage photographer Kendra Powers, who transformed her pet toad into a TikTok sensation and now a published star. The photographs showcase Bait in various whimsical scenarios, sporting adorable polymer clay hats, posing with miniature skateboards, and generally living his best amphibian life with undeniable confidence.”
Youth Services Book Review | 4.5 out of 5 stars
“Vivid and adorable photos of Bait fill the tiny pages of this book… Very cute!”
Andie Miller | on the The Good Book Appreciation Society
“This is a gift for that person who has everything. [...] If I'm having a grumpy day, paging through this little book of portraits of Bait lifts my spirits immediately. A little bit of laughter and joy for someone in your life.”
Skylark Books | Columbia, MO
“[A] sweet little book that was put together by a fourteen year-old Colorado girl who loves her toad named Bait. Filled with pictures of Bait hamming it up for the camera, it's a perfect little book for the amphibian lover in your life.”
