I am a mother of 4 wonderful children, and have another that was adopted by a family member. Just like all children, mine had a very hard time understanding their manners, and figuring out how to use them! As a mother, that was quite stressful, because I understand more than most how important respect is in today's society. I decided one day to sit down and write a story to read to my little ones about how to say sorry, since their pride seemed to be in the way, and so, Freddy The Frog was born.