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Friends every day Good friends like Frog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, celebrate Toad's birthday, and share the shivers when one of them tells a scary story. Here are five funny stories that celebrate friendship all day, every day.
Days with Frog and Toad: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) ANNOTATION Frog and Toad spend their days together, but find sometimes it's nice to be alone. FROM THE PUBLISHER In 1957, Harper published its first I Can Read title, Little Bear, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Large type, simple vocabulary, chapter-like divisions, and decorative pictures made Little Bear perfect for emerging readers¿¿¿they could read the story comfortably and not feel overwhelmed by the text. Following suit came such classics as Peggy Parish's Amelia Bedelia series, Lillian Hoban's books about Arthur the monkey, and Syd Hoff's popular Danny and the Dinosaur. Many books in this series are special in the depth of emotion evoked - Little Bear, the Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel, and Daniel¿¿¿s Duck by Clyde Bulla, to name a few - and all are enjoyed by children of all ages. Grade 1 - Grade 3.
FROM THE CRITICS Children's Literature - Susan Hepler, Ph.D.
It is the twenty-fifth anniversary of this wonderful book and readers who have not met the often clueless Toad and his level-headed friend Frog are in for a treat. The rest of us can just greet these green and brown illustrated volumes as the old friends they have become. In this easy reader of five short chapters, Toad dreads tomorrow when he has so much work to do—so Frog reasonably suggests they do it today. And while all of the animals tell Toad that his kite will not fly, Frog persuades him to just try one more time. The two friends enjoy a scary story beside the fire, Frog adjusts a too-big hat for Toad, and they rejoice in their friendship in spite of a wet picnic. Lobel was a grand master at big thoughts housed in little stories and both adults and children grasp this with ease and delight. Every child deserves to know this series; it is a part of our literary heritage now—and still a worthwhile book for new readers to try. 2004 (orig. 1979), HarperCollins, Ages 4 to 8.
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