Commander Toad and the voyage home
Commander Toad leads the lean green space machine "Star Warts" to find new worlds but runs into trouble when he sets course for home.
Toads, Fiction, Science fiction, Children's fiction, Frogs, fiction
Jane Yolen
"Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She is the author or editor of more than 280 books. Her  short story Sister Emily's Lightship won the Nebula Award." - Wikipedia