INSIDE GREETING: You are the Best! Celebrate a birthday with these party animals! While we've interpreted them as frogs, they're actually bogles—mischievous creatures from Northumbrian and Scottish folktales known for making life difficult for humans. In this delightful illustration by John D. Batten for the story The Golden Ball, we join in their glee. Whether frogs or bogles, one thing's for certain: these charming characters have become the stars of one of our most popular birthday cards! John D. Batten (1860–1932), a British painter and illustrator, expressed a lifelong passion for mythological themes in his art, with his works adorning the pages of various fairy tale books. Batten was committed to reviving the tempera painting technique—an ancient method that involves combining dry powdered pigments with a binding agent, typically egg yolk, to create a fast-drying paint. This product was custom-designed and printed at our location in Seattle.