Froggy Goes to Bed

We have an almost 6 year old and a 3 year old and this is one of the few books they both love. They love to read along and think Froggy's antics are funny. A fun one to read for adults too due to the flow of the words. This was our first froggy book and I am online buying more to enjoy and wanted to make sure people knew that this book is fun. BTW my kids knew all these delaying tactics well before reading this book and I have fallen asleep many times reading them to bed. Sometimes fun to poke fun at reality!

I have ready many reviews on the Froggy books, but for me and my daughter, WE LOVE THEM!!! The main complaint I hear it that Froggy has bad manners. It's a book. It's my job to teach my daughter how to behave, not a fictional book. I do alter the book slightly. When Froggy's mom or dad calls his name they say F-R-O-O-O-O-G-G-G-Y-Y-Y and he answers W-W-H-H-A-A-A-T-T. We change that to Maam or Sir depending on who is calling him. My daughter thinks it's cute and sometimes I'll say FROGGY!!! and she says maam?!? If you have a child you can't handle, then don't buy the book but to everyone else, it's GREAT so I absolutely recommend it.

We have a collection of the infamous Froggy books and this is THE favorite!

I was a little shocked to see the previous bad reviews of this book. Upon reading the concerns of parents I did come to see the observations they had made in a different light. Despite understanding how someone could conclude as they have, I personally must disagree. I don't expect this book to teach my child antics. What my daughter (nearly 2 yrs old) has learned from this book is how to say "FROOOGGGYYY" when she sees the word. At her age, she enjoys helping me "find" things, and enjoys froggy's searches for lost items. She also identifies froggy's "brushing" in a positive tone, and "oops" with concern that froggy has spilled water. This story relates to her reality. And, above all, it is the first book she has tried to "read" on her own. Nothing but positve results in my family! :)

It's the end of the day and Froggy is "too pooped to pop". But that doesn't stop him from prolonging his bedtime. He has to find his boat before his bubble bath, and then his pajamas, his toothbrush and his huggy. And before his mother can get him tucked in he needs a snack and a drink, the closet door has to be closed, the bedroom door opened just right and his nightlight turned to low. Poor mother frog is getting pretty tired herself, but Froggy insists on a story. As mother begins to read, she drops off to sleep and begins to snore. Only then does Froggy close his eyes and fall soundly asleep. Jonathan London has written a gentle, funny story of bedtime delayed, full of wonderful, expressive illustrations and silly sound effects, that will delight and amuse all pre-schoolers. And as they watch Froggy's staying-up antics, many will recognize a little of themselves in the story. This is a book that is sure to become a bedtime favorite and a nice addition to all of London's Froggy stories.