Friend Frog - Hardcover

Ada, Alma Flor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152015221 ISBN 13: 9780152015220

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000

Synopsis

Wanting desperately to find a friend, Field Mouse thought he found the perfect companion in Frog, yet when Field Mouse discovers that he can't accompany Frog on many of his aquatic adventures, he worries that their friendship may not last.

About this title

About the Author

Alma Flor Ada has written numerous award-winning books for children and has translated many more into Spanish. She is a professor of education and lives in San Francisco, California.

Lori Lohstoeter is a freelance artist and the illustrator of several picture books. She lives in Rowayton, Connecticut.

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 2-Poor Field Mouse is so wowed by Frog, who can jump, croak, and swim to beat the band, that he doubts whether the two of them can ever be friends. Then Field Mouse, who can't do anything as well as Frog can, discovers there is something he can do. The acrylic-on-illustration-board paintings use strong lines and deep earth tones to create the world of the pond and the field that the two protagonists inhabit. Their expressions communicate worlds-Frog, a fun-loving, enthusiastic sort, and poor, meek Field Mouse, whose face exudes palpable yearning. Pair this with John Schindel's I'll Meet You Halfway (McElderry, 1993; o.p.) and Kerry Argent's Wombat and Bandicoot: Best of Friends (Little, Brown, 1990; o.p.) for a storytime on the glories of friendship.
Ann Welton, Terminal Park Elementary School, Auburn, WA
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Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152015221
• ISBN 13: 9780152015220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Lohstoeter Lori
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32