Frog and Toad were probably more
than just friends. Author Arnold Lobel
told his family he was gay 4 years after
publishing his first Frog and Toad book,
and, according to his daughter, the pair
are ‘of the same sex, and they love each
other.’ Though he never publicly linked
them with his sexuality, she thinks ‘Frog
and Toad was really the beginning of
his coming out.’ Source