Download or read book Jessica's First Prayer and Froggy's Little Brother written by Hesba Stratton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jessica's First Prayer and Froggy's Little Brother are exemplars of the 'street arab' story, a genre that flourished in Victorian Britain in response to child poverty and destitution. This critical edition features the original texts of the first editions, and examines the stories through a critical lens and in their historical context.