Frog and Toad Are Friends audiobook

To be making books for children is to be in a sort of state of grace.- Arnold LobelBooks have their own special resonance in the portion of our brain that holds Nostalgia. Those stories of our youth, when the life-long joys of reading were just begin to flourish, are often some of the most special. Those of us fortunate enough to have cut our teeth on Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad series have experienced all of the great things of reading twice: the first is when we read these touching, funny and beautiful books that detail the wonderful parts of friendship; the second is recalling fondly those moments spent in Frog and Toad’s world – whether revisiting that world accessing Nostalgia or reading the stories to your children, grandchildren and seeing Frog and Toad anew through their eyes. The Contemporary Jewish Museum here in San Francisco has hosted an exhibit on Arnold Lobel for the past few months – it closes this weekend, so today my wife, daughter and I paid a visit to the exhibit. 11:00 am on a Thursday is the right time to visit a museum; we had the entire Lobel exhibit mostly to ourselves. The Frog and Toad series was the centerpiece and included original ink drawings, notebooks of scrawled pictures and story ideas. There were finger puppets from the Mouse Soup book series for kids to enjoy, drawing tables and stacks of Lobel books. The exhibit was geared towards children, as it should be. Lobel states that he knew as a child that he was destined to write children’s books. It shows in everything he created.If you have enjoyed the Frog and Toad series, and are reading this, I hope that the recollection of those friends brings a smile to your face. If you haven’t read them yet, now is the perfect time. Belinda and the Mouse Soup finger puppets

This is a beginning reader classic book. Funny, I have never read this, but I have seen this everywhere and most other people have seemed to have read this book. It is a story about a great friendship between Toad and Frog. Frog is like the sunshine and Toad needs that sunshine. Toad likes to sleep while Frog likes to bring joy. I have a close friend and she is like Frog and I’m am like Toad. I’m always tired and want to sleep and she gets me out to do things. The artwork is a picture on half a page. This is a lot more words. The kids enjoyed this book. There is a story where Frog and Toad go swimming and Frog takes off his clothes while Toad puts on a bathing suit which embarrasses him. The kids laughed at Frog, who got naked and they didn’t think Toad was funny. They wondered why Frog wanted to get naked. The niece thought this was a great story. She gave this 4 stars while the nephew thought this was an ok story and he gave this 3 stars.

What a cute couple!

Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelHardcover, An "I Can Read" Book, 64 pagesPublished August 26th 1970 by Harper & Row, PublishersI'm waiting for the Richard Osman book I have on hold to come in to my library, so I pulled something off my shelves. It's 'Frog and Toad Are Friends ' - a book my daughter read over and over back in the mid 1970s when she was getting her start as a reader. Frog and Toad are friends - yes, they are! The simple lessons will hold true for ever. Toad is my main man, but, then again, so is Frog.

Frog and Toad are my spirit animals. I love them. Sometimes, I'm Frog, who seems to be the suaver, gentler one of the pair. Mostly here though, I'm Toad, who is electrically charged and loud, can be sad for small reasons, throws occasional tantrums, and loses things. Lobel crafted this amphibian duo with love and care, which is apparent from beginning to end. The illustrations are comforting and classic; the greens, browns, ochres, dijon mustards of the palette are perfect for this world. The plots are small and beautiful, but far from simple; each story contains a kernel of psychological truth, and even occasionally a bite. Kids will certainly understand Toad's unnecessary temper tantrum and his shyness when it comes to revealing an unflattering bathing suit or Frog's jumping and joyfulness at the beginning when all Toad wants to do is just stay in bed. I imagine parents reading this with their kids will probably see something of their kids in each and every Frog and Toad story. But I think Lobel's gentle genius is that we can see our grown up selves, not always flatteringly, in these stories too. A must read; if you have not yet read a Frog and Toad story, go forth and do so.

can't wait to read this book to my kids.(2023 update)i will never have kids now, but read it to your kids people.

I miss quiet cheerfulness like Frog and Toad. I enjoyed very much the whole 15 minutes it took me to read the 5 stories in here.I couldn't read it to the kids at my job (the story is geared toward much younger children than those who would understand the book as esl learners), which is a shame. That said, it merits repeated reading as an adult. It cheered me up darned well.Yes, it's cowardly to give a Caldecott Honor book five stars. It was fun. I wish I had a friend like this. It's been a good 14 years or so.

Great characters, written in an easy to follow style. This books has a number of different stories with lovely illustrations and gentle humour. We love it.

Whenever I hit a reading slump, there are a few different things I do depending on what kind of reading slump I’m in (because, yes, there are different levels.) If I don’t feel like reading, then I don’t. I do other things & try not to push it (unless it’s been too long and I’m getting behind on my reading goal, then I might try one of the other things.) If I do want to read, but nothing is holding my attention, I usually turn to graphic novels, comic books & manga, because I’m almost always in the mood to read those. But sometimes, when all else fails, and not even Wonder Woman can hold my attention, I turn to kids books. I LOVE reading children’s books. I like adding them to the list in my head titled: “Books I Want To Read To/With My Future Children” and I dream of the day where I’ll own them all and have a cute little bookshelf for my kids. So if there’s ever a point where you’re like “wow, they’ve been reading a lot of kids books” ....it’s probably because it’s the only thing I can read at the moment, & I’m just working my way out of a slump. I loved the Frog & Toad books when I was a kid. I don’t remember how I was introduced to them, but it probably had to do with my love for frogs & toads. (I’ve owned my share of both over the years.) And my mom had a knack for finding me silly books to read, since I devoured them so eagerly. But one of the great things about , Frog and Toad Are Friends and rereading it, is I have a new appreciation for it. First off, Frog and Toad are friendship goals, taking care of each other when they’re sick, helping look for lost things no matter how long it takes. At one point, they went swimming and Toad thought he looked funny in his bathing suit so he made Frog promise not to look – Frog didn’t, and even went so far as to tell other animals to leave the pond so they wouldn’t see Toad in his swimming suit. And in the last chapter, Toad is sad because he never gets any mail (same, Toad, same; it’s always bills) & so Frog goes home & writes him a letter. This is just a cute book, and it makes me feel nostalgic.

“Frog and Toad Are Friends” is a Caldecott Honor Book from Arnold Lobel about two amphibian pals, Frog and Toad who go through life together. “Frog and Toad Are Friends” is definitely a brilliant introduction to the “Frog and Toad” series that children will love!Arnold Lobel’s book about true friendship has truly deserved the honorable Caldecott Honor award. Arnold Lobel makes this story truly delightful as he pairs up Frog, a free-spirited character with Toad, a somewhat grumpy yet caring character, with each other and makes them the most memorable odd-couple duo in children’s book history. Arnold Lobel teaches children about the power of true friendship as Frog and Toad, though they have different personalities, would go through everything life together and still remain to be the best of friends, which will encourage many children to stay true to their friends no matter what obstacles come their way. Arnold Lobel’s illustrations are truly beautiful and simple as Frog is drawn to be taller than Toad and is green and wears a jacket and a pair of pants while Toad is shorter than Frog and is brown and also wears a jacket and a pair of pants. The images that stood out the most in this book are the images of Frog and Toad’s expressions as Frog always has a happy expression on his face while Toad always has a grumpy expression on his face.“Frog and Toad Are Friends” is a brilliant and cute book about true friendship that many children will cherished for many years. I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is no inappropriate content for small children.

I rate it about a 4.5 and round it too 5 🌟.