Frog and Toad Are Friends: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner from the Classic Animal Friendship and Adventure Series, Great for Growing Reading Skills an

By Arnold Lobel

Book Overview

Celebrate the power of friendship in these five adventurous stories starring Frog and Toad--a Caldecott Honor Book

From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other--just as best friends should be.

Frog and Toad Are Friends is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.

New York magazine's The Strategist chose Frog and Toad Are Friends as one of the "Best (Nonobvious) Baby Books to Bring to a Shower." As The Strategist stated: "The stories are just so hilarious and entertaining (and moving) that they really hold the imagination of a tiny tot. The illustrations are incredible, too."

The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor (Frog and Toad Together), a Caldecott Honor (Frog and Toad Are Friends), ALA Notable Children's Book, Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book), School Library Journal Best Children's Book, and Library of Congress Children's Book. The series has also been adapted into a Broadway Musical and an Emmy-nominated animated series on Apple TV+.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2KDQVI
• ISBN13: 9780064440202
• Release Date: October 1979
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

I learned to read with these

Frog and toad were my fav books growing up so excited I got to share with my grandkids and they love them

Good book

I used to read this when I was young so decided to get it for my daughters. Good chapter book for beginners at reading. Book was in good condition.

Great For a first time reader!

My 6 year old loves this book! 5 wonderful storys! Every time we read it he wants me to send him a letter so he can get mail like frog and toad! I read these books when I was a very small child so its wonderful being able to read these books to my step-son! Great book!

True Green Friends

"Toad said, 'Frog you are looking quite green.' 'But I always look green,' said Frog. 'I am a frog.' 'Today you look very green even for a frog,' said Toad. 'Get into my bed and rest.' So begins one of five expertly crafted episodic chapters in this endearing Caldecott Honor beginning reader classic. Frog and Toad, true green friends, will leap into the hearts of any reader, beginning or advanced. Through rhyme and repetition of high frequency words, such as "said," Lobel crafts a text that is predictable, but not without surprises, and highly accessible to the beginning reader. Tasteful and simple, the illustrations do not overpower the text. Instead, they become more prominent where the text becomes unpredictable. For example, when Frog is sick and asks Toad to tell him a story, Toad goes through a series of unanticipated actions in an attempt to make a story pop into his head, including standing on his head, pouring water over his head, and banging his head against a wall. In this section of text, Lobel includes additional illustrations, providing visual clues to the potentially struggling decoder. Frog and Toad are Friends stands in a class of its own, as beginning reader books are rarely acknowledged for achieving excellence in writing. Frog and Toad are two unforgettable characters, and young readers may wonder whether they resemble either Frog or Toad more. They will also undoubtedly long to have Frog and Toad for friends.

Children grades one to three will enjoy reading this well cr

Would you pour a glass of water on yourself and then proceed tostand on your head for the sake of making a friend feel better? Toaddoes exactly that in an attempt to think of a story for his sick friend, Frog. In this Caldecott Honor winning easy reader, Frog and Toad are Friends, Arnold Lobel lovingly illustrates the friendship between these two amphibians. Whether searching for lost buttons, swimming in a nearby river, or writing letters, Frog and Toad are always there for each other. The unpredictable and humorous actions of these charming characters grab reader attention, keeping them engrossed in the story. Toad says, "Frog, you are looking quite green," and Frog replies, "But I always look green, I am a frog." Lobel carefully chooses easy-to-read words and uses repetition throughout the five short episodes of the book. He combines sight words and short words that can be decoded fairly easily to construct sentences accessible to the beginner reader. The large typeface and ample space between both the lines and words of the text make the book approachable for young children. Pictures on each page depict Frog and Toad's actions clearly enough to provide struggling readers with clues to decode any unfamiliar words. Children grades one to three will enjoy reading this well crafted story that depicts a wonderful friendship between the two delightful characters.

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