Picture Books:

* Weisner, David. Tuesday. New York: Clarion Books, 1991.

    This is a Caldecott Medal award winner, as it should be.  The books has very little text in it and the story is mainly told through the pictures.  The illustrations, done by the author, are done in watercolor and include different sized spreads.  The story is about frogs that float through the air on lily pads and then on the following Tuesday around the same time, pigs are flying through the air.


* London, Jonathan. Froggy's First Kiss. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1998.

    This book is really cute with illustrations done by Frank Remkiewicz.  It is about Froggy and his infatuation with the girl frog in his class, Frogilina.  On Valentines day he gives her a Valentine card, and she gives him a kiss.


* London, Jonathan. Froggy Gets Dressed. New York: Viking, 1992.

    This is another cute book by Jonathan London, about the same character Froggy and his adventure in the snow.  Although his mother tells him frogs are supposed to sleep during the winter he still wants to go out and play.  Unfortunately, he keeps forgetting articles of clothing to stay warm. 


* London, Jonathan. Let's Go Froggy. New York: Viking, 1994.

    This final Froggy story is about, Froggy and his father who want to go for a bike ride and picnic, but are searching all over the house for all the items they will need.  Eventually they eat the picnic on their front patio, and then finally go for their bike trip.  There are many more in the series to read!

 
* Fleming, Denise. In the Small, Small Pond. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1993.

    This book's full spread illustrations done by the author are what stand out the most in this book.  They are bright, colorful, and easy on the eye.  The book uses rhyming words in big font for young children, and tells about the activities of animals in and near a pond as spring turns into autumn.


* Wynne-Jones, Tim. The Hour of the Frog. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1989.

    This book is about a young girl who stays up every night during the hour of the frog.  She hears a lot of strange noises and eventually meets the frog, although they are both scared away from each other.  The illustrations by Catherine O'Neill are really cute and have a different style to them.  When reading the book the text rhymes as well.


* Campbell, Wayne. What a Catastrophe. New York: Bradbury Press, 1987.

    The book with pictures by Eileen Christelow is about a boy who goes for a walk, and brings home a frog.  This causes a lot of ruckus and problems at home.  It gives two different endings leaving the reader to choose.


*  Mercer, Marianna  M. A Boy, A Dog, and a Friend. New York: The Dial Press, 1971.  &
    Mayer, Mercer. Frog, Where are You?. New York: The Dial Press, 1969.

    These two books go hand-in-hand, and i chose them because they are so old.  There is no text in either making the entire story told by the pictures.  The illustrations in both books are done in black and white, but both are fairly detailed.  Both books tell the story about a little boy and the adventures he has with his friends, the dog and the frog.


Informative:

* Rugh, Roberts. The Frog: Its Reproduction and Development. New York: McGraw-Hill Book
    Company, 1999.

    This book gives basic information about frogs and their reproductive systems and how they develop into frogs.  It includes pictures and graphs to give the reader a better idea.  This would be a good book for a student who is doing a report or research paper on frogs.




Chapter Books:

* Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad All Year. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1976.

    This is part of a series called I Can Read Books.  It is made up of five short chapters about all the different adventures, the main characters, Frog and Toad go on.  There are little colorful pictures on each page to go along with the story.  This is for about a first or second grade level.


* Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad are Friends. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.

    This is another in the series of I Can Read books.  It also contains five short chapters.  It talks about Frog and Toads friendship and how they become friends.


* Corbett, Scott. Steady, Freddie!. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1970.

    This is a cute story about A boy and girl scout troop who go on a tour of a zoo, but Donna finds a frog, names him Freddie, and decides to keep him.  She is so caught up with the frog that she forgets to sell her girl scout cookies.  This is about a third grade reading level, and has a few black and white illustrations.


Folk Tale:

* Langstaff, John. Frog Went A-Courtin. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1955.

    This is a folk tale written in Scotland more than 400 years ago.  It is about a frog who is on a mission to find a wife, and he finds a little mouse to marry.  After she gets her uncles consent they plan the wedding.  It goes on to tell about all the preparations they made and the guests that come.  The illustrations are done in crayon by Feodor Rojankovsky.




Helpful Links to Visit:

http://www.allaboutfrogs.org
                                                                     
http://www.discoverykids.com
                                                                  
                                             Have fun learning and reading about FROGS!