Monday the Bullfrog Book is the multi-concept book from the best-selling author Matthew Van Fleet. This book slips onto the hand to make a puppet that introduces the days of the week with textures, colors, and colorful critters. Every page provides clues as to what is next on Mondays menu, ending with the sweetest dish of all!
Monday the Bullfrog FROM THE PUBLISHER What Will Monday the Bullfrog Eat Next! From the creator of #1 New York Times bestseller Tails and million-copy-selling Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings, Matthew Van Fleet's huggable multiconcept book introduces preschoolers to textures, colors, critters, and the days of the week. When slipped onto a hand, the cuddly bullfrog becomes a beguiling puppet with a mouth that opens wide for every meal. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday... Monday the Bullfrog The cleverly textured pages will tickle fingertips and funny bones while revealing clues to what's next on Monday's colorful menu, from a twinkly glow-in-the-dark snack to a mirrored surprise ending reflecting the sweetest dish of all.
FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly Youngsters will leap to lift the pages of Monday the Bullfrog, the plush toy whose mouth houses the sturdy pages of the text by Matthew Van Fleet. Rounded to act as layers of Monday's tongue, the pages detail what the amphibian eats each day of the week. A stuffed butterfly's wing (for Sunday) and crab's claw (Tuesday's menu) are among the plush clues that protrude from the pages. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Children's Literature - Karen Leggett
This book-puppet-toy is in the tradition of nursery rhymes with a thread of unpleasantness or even violence. It is indeed true that bullfrogs will eat anything that fits into their mouth, and plush, colorful Monday the Bullfrog has a big appetite. Each day of the week, whatever Monday eats is written on his heavy board tongue and crafted out of puffy fabric—butterfly, mouse, crab, caterpillar, firefly, and fish. On Saturday "he wanted something sweet, so Monday ate YOU" and his tongue turns into a mirror. The design of the book is clever and could lead to fun, silly interactions between reader and small child. However, naming the bullfrog Monday in a book featuring the days of the week is confusing, and it is disconcerting to have all the various insects and animals smiling gleefully as they are being eaten. 2006, Simon & Schuster, Ages 1 to 2.
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