FROGGY'S BABY SISTER

"FROGGY'S BABY SISTER" Written by Jonathan London 

Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz 

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Publisher: Penguin/Viking, 2003) 

Pages: 32

Ages:  2 to 6

Yes we love Froggy. And who doesn't love Babies? Right? Just look at her! She is just so cute.

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Froggy wakes up on this day hoping it is the big day. He flops - flop flop flop out to the kitchen . . . . 

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. . . where he finds his Mother. "Wow, Mom! said Froggy. "Your tummy is huge!" 

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He is excited! He wants   to have a baby brother. Froggy daydreams about all the things he can teach his little brother.

Finally it's time. Mom and Dad go to the hospital. Much to Froggy's disappointment, they return with a baby sister. "A girl? cried Froggy. "Yuck!" "Her name is Pollywogilina! said Mom. "But you can call her Polly for short."

Froggy's disappointment is short lived. As soon as Polly cries he gets excited to make her burgers and fries. Mom feeds Polly a bottle of cream of mush - slurp slurp slurp. 

Froggy is eager to help take care of Polly but he has to wait until her legs are all grown in and she loses her tail. Spring ends then summer. He wants to teach her so many different things but it is taking too long for Polly's legs to grow in. Surprise! Mom unwraps Polly and she has legs and her tail has fallen off. Yippe! Now can I take care of her?"

So Froggy and Polly go out to the yared to spend time together. Polly cries and her big brother shows her how to catch flies. She cries again and Froggy sniffs her diaper. "Yikes! cried Froggy, holding his nose. "Pollywogilina! You stink!" Oh my how this makes my granddaughters laugh. So Froggy changes his sister's diaper. He is so proud, he holds his little sister up to show his Mom when the diaper falls off and lands on the floor. "OOps!" cried Froggy, looking more red in the face than green. And my Granddaughters laugh out loud.

Later that night, Polly won't go to sleep and she calls out for her big brother. And Polly went to sleep in Froggy's arms.

FROGGY LEARNS TO SWIM

FROGGY LEARNS TO SWIM Written by Jonathan London & Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz 

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Publisher: Penguin/Viking, 1995)

Pages: 32

Ages:  2 to 6

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We loved reading “Let’s Go Froggy!” so much that we had to find another Froggy book. This is the second book from the Froggy series to join our library.


So what is Froggy up to this time. It is a hot day and Mom and Dad decide to go for a swim in the pond.

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Oh, oh. Look at Froggy's face. I wonder what is wrong?


There's nothing wrong with Mom and Dad. They just dive right in. 

You gotta love Mom's watermelon bathing suit. I know my granddaughter wants one just like it.

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So where is Froggy?

FRRROOGGY!" called his mother.

"Wha-a-a-at?"

Froggy's parents want him to join them in the pond but Froggy has something else in mind.

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"Whee!"

Froggy loves his swing. I haven't met a kid who doesn't enjoy swinging so high that they almost touch the sky.


He goes so high that he winds around the crossbar then unwinds like a spring. I don't know about you but I remember as a kid imagining swinging so high that I could wind around the crossbar. zzzziiiinnnnngggggg-

Whether Froggy wants to swim or not he lands in the pond with a splash.

I wish I had a preview of the next couple of pages because they are just priceless. Froggy cries out to his Mother for help because he believes he is drowning. His Mother asks, "What are you do-o-o-ing?" She tells her son that frogs are born in water and they are great swimmers. At this point Froggy is climbing right up on top of his Mother's head. It is hilarious! It makes me and my granddaughters laugh. Froggy's one hand is holding onto his mother eyelid and her eye is wide open looking up at him. Froggy's other hand has forced his Mother's other eye shut.

Froggy tells his Mother that he can not swim. "Oh fiddlesticks!" responds his Mother. "I'll show you how."

Froggy's Mom teaches him how to swim using this little song to help. "Bubble, bubble, toot toot. Chicken, airplane, soldier." My Granddaughters chyme in and sing along with me the swimming rhyme.


Now he loves swimming so much that he won't get out of the water even after it gets dark. My little sweethearts love the water. The summer they turned three, they were swimming under the water across our round pool. If they had it their way, my Granddaughters would stay in the water like Froggy.

LET'S GO FROGGY! Written by Jonathon London

My Granddaughter, Faith and I were searching for something new to read when we came across a Little Froggy book by Jonathon London. She and her cousins have laughed at this ridiculously funny little green neon frog so many times.

"LET'S GO FROGGY!" Written by Jonathon London

& Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz 

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(Penguin/Viking, 1994)

Pages: 32

Ages: 2 to 6

This is the first Froggy book that we added to our little library. The girls love Frank Remkiewicz's cartoon illustrations of Froggy and his family but it is the sound effects that make them laugh.

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This story featuring our little hero Froggy, begins with him waking up. He looks out his window and sings, "Hurray!" "I want to go out and play!"

Froggy's father hears him from the other room and asks Froggy if he would like to go for a bike ride and picnic.

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Of course Froggy wants to go but he has to get dressed first. With a zap and a zip, Froggy pulls on his underwear and shorts. 

Frank Remkiewicz creates visual variety by placing Froggy on a white background on this page.

Whenever I look at Froggy the word silly pops in my mind. The image of him pulling up his underwear just makes me want to laugh and his big grin is contagious.

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Now that Froggy is all dressed, his father reminds him that he needs his bicycle helmet.

I'm glad Froggy wears his helmet. He is such a good role model! LOL

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Froggy tells his father that he does not know where his helmet is. His dad responds,

"It's wherever you left it!"

"I forget!"

"You have to look for it!"

Froggy looks in the most absurd places for his helmet.

The girls tell me Froggy is silly for looking in the fridge for his helmet and then they giggle. But once again it is the sound effects that make my granddaughters laugh. BONK!

Once Froggy finds his helmet, his father tells him to find his butterfly net then the ball grandpapa gave him, then the peaches Auntie Loulou gave him.

Now that they are all ready to go, Froggy's Father can't find his red backpack. Froggy gets to tell his his father that "It's wherever you left it!" Turns out it is on his back. Both Froggy and my granddaughters point and laugh. 

Now they are truly ready to go but Froggy announces that he is hungry so the pair eat their picnic on the patio.

With their tummies full, Froggy and his father "peddled into the sunset - wee!"

From School Library Journal

Preschool - Grade 2-A fun-for-all, tongue-tangling, giggle-getting, "flap," "bonk," "slam" of a rousing read-aloud. Froggy and his father prepare for a bike outing and picnic. Froggy says, "'I don't know where it is!'" about each item, and his father replies, "'It's wherever you left it!'" After much searching, complete with sound effects, the pair are too hungry to proceed, so they have their picnic on the patio, and then set off on their bicycles. Spirited, bright watercolor illustrations drip with Froggy greenness and the background is awash with wonderfully intense, saturated tones and accent colors that have a neon brightness. Cartoon frogs in flipper-shaped sneakers pedal off into the sunset with their helmets securely in place. Rich with opportunities for audience participation, Let's Go, Froggy! should be a story-time favorite with innumerable theme possibilities.

Jody McCoy, Casady School, Oklahoma City

Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATIONS AND WRITING

The reader "will surely laugh out loud," commented a critic for Publishers Weekly in a review of Froggy Gets Dressed. A versatile and engaging writer for children, London blends bouncy, alliterative verse rhythms and clear, understated prose to create books for young children that make a difference.

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From School Library Journal

It's now summertime for the hero of Froggy Gets Dressed (Viking, 1992). When an overzealous swing ride tosses him into a pond, his patient mother assures her terrified son that all frogs are great swimmers, and she teaches him how. He is still reluctant until he puts on his flippers, mask, and snorkel. Then he won't get out of the water?all night! Vivid watercolor cartoons add to the humor, showing the comical facial expressions and hilarious beachwear. Froggy's childlike dialogue and the sound words?"zook! zik!"; "flop flop...splash!"?make this story a wonderful read-aloud. Pair it with Marc Brown's D.W. All Wet (Little, 1988) to promote discussion about overcoming fears.?Betty Teague, Blythe Academy of Languages, Greenville, SC

Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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