![]() Unfortunately, on their walk a big gust of wind blows Frog’s list out of his hands. Slowly he begins to go through his list Toad wakes up, eats breakfast, gets dressed, goes to Frog’s house, and goes out for a walk with Frog. ![]() The first story, “A List” has Toad – the decidedly grumpier and more demanding of the pair – write out a to-do list for his day. While always ending on a lighter note, these stories deal with the anxiety and frustration of daily experiences with the brilliantly underplayed humour characteristic in all of Lobel’s books. All of these books are I Can Read Books, appropriate for early readers.įrog and Toad Together is the grimmest of the series. The other three are titled: Frog and Toad are Friends, Frog and Toad all Year Round, and Days with Frog and Toad. This is second of four books in the Frog and Toad series but there is no need to read them sequentially. ![]() Like most of his books, Frog and Toad Together is an amalgamation of several stories, this time about two friends: Frog and Toad. ![]() Lobel is one of those authors even grownups, maybe even especially grownups, should read.įrog and Toad Together was published in 1971 by Harper Collins and is a Newbery Honor Book. Arnold Lobel is a gem of a children’s author and illustrator, most prolific in the ’60s and ’70s yet still incredibly relevant today. ![]()
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