J. T. thought that as long as he could remember, he could understand humans speaking. Why was this possible? He was just a frog in a pond in a wood.

J. T. Hopper (Julius Tadpole Hopper), as family knows him, lives a mostly carefree life. He hangs out on his favorite lily pad, catching bugs that swim or fly by. Children from the neighborhood are always in his wood, playing hide-and-seek or adventurer, climbing in the trees, and talking to the animals they see. J. T. was happy to hear their chatter but didn't know why he could understand them talking. He learned from his mother that he had a special gift and must be very careful with how he chose to use it.

Follow J. T.'s adventures to discover his gift and the message he and his other human-speaking animal friends have for the humans and the earth.