The Frog, the famous hero of Kenneth Grahame's classic tale "The Wind in the Willows," is on the verge of depression, and his loyal friends, the Rat, the Mole, and the Badger, fear he might do something crazy... After nursing him, comforting him, and advising him to get better, they suggest he start psychotherapy!

Through the cheerful dialogues that make up the ten sessions with his therapist, the Frog learns to analyze his feelings and develop his emotional intelligence. On this educational journey, he encounters the "rebellious child" and the "adult" he hides within himself, and, as self-satisfied and confident as always, he ultimately decides to devote himself to an entirely new endeavor...

Reviving beloved heroes and continuing life in the Riverbank, Robert de Board masterfully weaves the Frog's story with the complex intellectual processes of psychotherapeutic science, as well as the ways counseling psychotherapy handles mental exhaustion. The clarity of the narrative - a distillation of truths - is admirable, and the book is a delightful read for both teenagers and adults of all ages.