Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel

Plot Summary: Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel is actually a chapter book for young readers. It contains five stories within a book. The first story is titled The List. Frog makes a list of things to do when suddenly the list flies away leaving Frog lost as to what he must do next. The next story is titled The Garden. Frog decided to plan a garden and does not see immediate results. He takes care of the garden but the seeds do not seem to grow until finally, the garden sprouts. The third story is titled Cookies. In this short story, Frog and Toad learn will power about not eating all the cookies. The fourth story is titled Dragons and Giants. It is about how to deal with fear. The last story in the miniature anthology is titled The Dream. This story is about how Toad dreams about being in a play. Toad becomes the center of attention in the story and Frog is illustrated as very small resembling the insignificance in Toads dream.

Impression about the book:

This is a great mini anthology about the friendship between a frog and a toad. The illustrations are soft but fantastic in detail. The illustrations depict the summarization of each story. I was very impressed with this book because I was not expecting so much detail in the illustrations in the pages due to the early printing of this book.

Reviews / Reviews Excerpts:

This book is a fantastic chapter book. It introduces young reader to sequels in the a story line about the same characters.

Suggestions for library use:

Librarians could use this book as a read aloud or as a springboard to promote chapter book reading at a simple state. Young readers will be delighted to see the story lines unfold within each chapter. The book depicts a simple approach as to how books allow reader in to the lives of the characters. Frog and Toad books promotes activities friends do together.