Frog and Toad Are Friends

Frog and Toad Are Friends

By:  Arnold Lobel

1970

The adventures of two amphibians make a fun and enjoyable read for its audience. The children’s book “Frog and Toad Are Friends” contains several short stories about the adventures and everyday life of two friends.  The five stories discuss the interactions and the friendship of the frog and toad during the change of seasons, when frog becomes ill one day, a day of swimming, and a letter toad wrote when seeing his friend the frog is sad. 

The book shows children that even though a frog and toad are very similar in their appearances they are also very unique in many ways. The short stories found within the book about friendship are easy to read with plots that engage the reader.

The genre of Frog and Toad Are Friends is a classic genre also considered fantasy. The illustrations within the book are very well drawn and use neutral colors that are warm and welcoming to its audience.

Sample Questions:

• What is your favorite character in the book?
• What was your favorite story?
• What differences do the frog and the toad have?

Activities and Discussions:

Activities that could possibly be used to engage children when reading this book could be as follows:

•  Help or assist the reader in investigating frogs and toads on the Internet, through a zoo visit, or encyclopedia’s
•  Have your child draw both a frog and a toad and chart out the differences and similarities of each

About the Author:

Arnold Lobel

Other books written by Arnold Lobel:

Fables

Ming Lo Moves the Mountains

The Rose in My Garden

References:

Lobel, A., Lobel, A., & Row, P. (1970). Frog and toad are friends. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers.