Synopsis
Lulling her young tadpole to sleep, a mother frog is advised by a sheep, duck, and nightingale that "baaa," "quack," and gentle lullabyes are sure-fire successes, but the baby frog will only fall asleep to the sound of croaking.
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PreSchool-Grade 1?A common theme in children's literature?that each of us is a beautiful and valuable individual?is presented in a fresh, charming way as Mother Toad croaks a lullaby to her wakeful baby. A sheep and a duck advise her to stop that awful noise and soothe him with baaing and quacking instead. And when a nightingale overwhelms them all with the ineffable beauty of his voice, Mother Toad is totally demoralized. Then Little Toad, sleepy at last, begs for his very own mother's song, calling it the most wonderful in the whole world, and happy croaking begins once again. The double-page, delicate pencil-and-watercolor illustrations in soft shades are sweetly set off by pink frames entwined with vines and flowers. Baby Toad in his bonnet and nightgown, his aproned mother, the fluffy sheep, and the bright-eyed ducks are lively and winsome. Humor, repetition, and rhythm make the text especially nice for reading aloud.?Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA
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This sweet collaboration affectionately demonstrates that-once again-Mother Knows Best. As Old Mother Toad croons a lullaby to her offspring, various creatures suggest that their own versions would prove far more soothing than "that horrid croaking noise." So she tries the goat's baaaaas and the duck's quacks, and she despairs of being able to emulate the nightingale's glorious melody. Little Toad allays her concerns, however, with his request to "sing me my own song." French's (Spider Watching; Lazy Jack, reviewed July 10) gently cadenced prose suits this simple tale, and its lyrical description of the nightingale's music-"he sang of the quiet velvet night, and he sang of the glimmering evening star"-becomes all the lovelier for its unexpectedness. Firth's delicate pencil and watercolor artwork finds elegance in nature, with vines and flowers adorning her illustrations' soft pink borders. At the same time, she injects little notes of comedy-for example, Old Mother Toad sports a crisp white apron while her son is swathed in a ruffled nightcap and spotless white gown. Like Firth's beguiling bruins in Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?, the wide-eyed characters of this bedtime book seem endlessly expressive. Ages 3-up.
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