The Frogs and Toads All Sang

I purchased this as a gift for my friend to read to her baby. She loves frogs and toads so I thought it would be well-accepted. I love the little rhymes. They are fun, but send a good message too. I think she will enjoy reading them and her son will enjoy them as he gets older. A nice hardbound book.

Arnold Lobel's THE FROGS AND TOADS ALL SANG receives fine color drawings by Adrianne Lobel as it tells of singing frogs and toads in rhyming stories. A silly book celebrates the singing of the amphibians, with warm color drawings throughout.

Frog and Toad were a delightful duo that many children first learned about in the "I Can Read" series of books. You may have learned about being a best friend through this books all the while laughing at their antics. These classic books are still around, but now the discovery of a "lost" book will thrill you. No, we won't see a full story, but rather some wonderful, whimsical rhyming stories. A Toad Was Feeling . . . A toad was feeling Sad and grumpy Because his skin was rough and lumpy. "My skin is bad," Said he. "I'll hide it.' He bought a coat and jumped inside it. "And now," he said, "I do not worry . . . Outside I'm nicely Soft and furry." I love these little miniature portraits of frogs and toads and think they would nicely compliment the original Frog and Toad books. In the front of the book Adriane Lobel discusses how these little "stories" were lost and rediscovered. She also briefly discusses her father, Arnold Lobel, and how she had to "shake [herself] of fear and to produce watercolors with the same freedom and effortlessness that approached" that her father used to create. I think she did a marvelous job and this book is worth adding to your timeless collection of Lobel books!

Great reading fun for small children. As a dad of a 3-yr old book critic, I'd say that both she and I recommend it!