Book Review: Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
If you don’t know Frog and Toad, get thee to the bookstore now and rectify this error. The Frog and Toad series of books by Arnold Lobel are classics for kids that parents will also love to read. The four books are Frog and Toad are Friends (Caldecott honor winner), Frog and Toad Together (a Newbery Honor winner), Frog and Toad all Year, and Days with Frog and Toad. If you can, get all of them.
If you can only get one, I’d choose either Frog and Toad Together or Frog and Toad are Friends. They are quirky, neurotic, and hilarious. They are also gentle, kind and very forgiving. And, better than any other books I know, they show the true meaning of friendship. They show that friends can sometimes be grumpy with each other. That friends can be silly and annoying. And, that sometimes friends can just be together without doing much of anything and still have a great time.
Ages: 4+