Frog and Toad All Year

Frog and Toad #3

by Arnold Lobel

In winter, spring, summer, and fall, Frog and Toad are always together. From sledding in winter to eating ice cream on hot summer days, these two friends have fun the whole year round!

Frog and Toad All Year is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.

The beloved classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor, a Caldecott Honor, ALA Notable Children’s Book, Fanfare Honor List (Horn Book), School Library Journal Best Children’s Book, and Library of Congress Children’s Book.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Classics, Animals, Friendship, Juvenile

64 pages, Hardcover

First published August 25, 1976

About the author

Arnold Stark Lobel was a popular American author of children's books. Among his most popular books are those of the Frog and Toad series, and Mouse Soup, which won the Garden State Children's Book Award from the New Jersey Library Association.

Reviews

[Matt]

Arnold Lobel’s wonderful collection of Frog and Toad stories adds a new layer with five pieces geared towards all the seasons. From a winter of snow and ice to a scorching sunbeams of the summer and even some ideas about what happens on Christmas Eve when someone is late, the stories take readers on adventures that never cease. Neo quite liked this collection, reading some and allowing me to tackle others. I remember reading these pieces as a child and I am pleased to see Neo has found them as well. It would seem these stories truly do stand the test of time.

[Kemunto Books]

My goodness what a perfect little story! The love Frog and Toad share knows no bounds, they're so in love! And living a simple life in their little swampy village, I might cry. When you're wet from the rain, and you run home to keep warm with your best friend... there's tea and cakes ready for you, have you ever known such joy? And the way Toad was worried sick when Frog was late!😭

Perfect!💖

[Sophie Crane]

This is another collection of five gentle tales featuring Arnold Lobel's characters Frog and Toad. The highlight of this volume is the final tale 'Alone', in which Frog leaves a note for Toad informing him that he needs some time alone. I find it quite difficult to describe why Frog and Toad are so special and I regard the stories so highly. They are simple, distilled tales of the human condition which both parent and child will enjoy and remember for many years.

[Sarah Booth]

Perfect for putting me to sleep.

[Kris]

If you ever wonder why Gen X is so sarcastic, check out the easy readers they grew up on. Frog and Toad are the best.

[Sinem Gülen]

Winter, christmas, friendship, brotherhood... Cozy and warm...

[Cristina Di Matteo]

UN ANNO CON RANA E ROSPO di Arnold Lobel. Il nuovissimo racconto illustrato, con testo in stampatello maiuscolo, che racchiude quattro storie con protagonisti due amici inseparabili e le loro storie piene di fantasia. Da 4 anni <3 https://ilmondodichri.com/un-anno-con...


#unannoconranaerospo #babalibri #stampatellomaiuscolo

[Tracey Dyck]

Absolutely adorable. Sometimes you just need soft illustrations and wry humor and amphibian friendship.

[Gauri]

I once saw amusing illustrations from this book, thinking that they were from the original edition of Wind in the Willows. I picked this up when I realized they were in fact, JE books written not many decades ago! Somehow, I had missed them when I was growing up.

This little book is so charming. For some reason, I couldn't stop smiling when reading this.
This is a series of short stories about the friendship of a pessimistic, anxious Toad and an optimistic, encouraging Frog. Though Toad is quite depressive at times, he still cares deeply for his best friend, and goes to great lengths to keep Frog safe and brighten his day. I couldn't help but think Toad was a little too relatable at times.

[Rod Brown]

Frog and Toad do the seasonal thing: sledding in winter, searching for spring's bloom, watching ice cream melt in the summer summer, and raking leaves in the fall.

I like the first two books in this series, but this one leaves me flat. The stories sort of circle around on themselves with little being accomplished for the characters and no chuckles being produced in me.

My daughter did enjoy it though when she was three.


FOR REFERENCE:

Contents: Down the Hill -- The Corner -- Ice Cream -- The Surprise -- Christmas Eve

[Abigail]

One of four Frog and Toad story collections from Arnold Lobel - companion volumes include Frog and Toad Are Friends , Frog and Toad Together and Days with Frog and Toad - this charming beginning reader was (along with the other three books) a girlhood favorite of mine, and when I return to the world of those two amphibian friends, as an adult, it is with the happy feeling of coming home. In five brief selections, we see Frog dragging a very reluctant Toad out of the house one snowy Winter day, to go sledding (Down the Hill); we listen to the tale of Frog's childhood search for Spring, when he was "not much bigger than a pollywog" (The Corner); and we accompany Toad as he sets out on an ill-fated journey to provide his friend with a treat, one hot summer day (Ice Cream). The Surprise, set in October, as the leaves are falling, sees each of the two friends performing a kind deed for the other; while Christmas Eve brings the collection full-circle, with a worried Toad imagining that Frog has experienced some mishap in the snow, on his way to their holiday celebration.

These Frog and Toad stories have such charm! I am always won over by Lobel's understated sense of humor, and by his sensitive appreciation for the complexities of friendship between two very different characters. It doesn't hurt that his artwork is so very appealing, with its simple lines and colors, and drolly expressive faces, either! I was particularly struck, during this latest reread, by the similarities between Down the Hill, which sees a grumpy Toad returning home to his warm bed, and The Cookies (found in Frog and Toad Together ), in which he grouchily returns home to bake a cake! Christmas Eve also stood out to me, with Toad's determination (even if occasioned by some rather silly worries) to rescue his friend. All in all, a wonderful book for beginning readers, one I recommend to little frogs and toads everywhere!

[Maite]

estuve así 🥺 todo el cuento......

[Maryna Ponomaryova]

<3
getting emotional about a frog and a toad being nice to each other

[Austin Wu]

Reading Theory (on how to be a good friend and companion to someone, and maybe even how to carry out existence in life generally)

[Susan Mortimer]

This third of four Frog and Toad from Arnold Lobel provides five short stories describing the adventures of two friends throughout the seasons of the year. From the time they come out of their winter’s sleep to encounter the freshness of springtime, on through to their Christmas Eve spent together, Frog and Toad remain the best of friends despite their obvious yin and yang relationship. Lobel’s beautiful and soothingly colored drawings bring to life not only the funny adventures, but the disparate personalities of Frog and Toad. The text is printed in large, easy-to-read font, and the crisp dialogue is easy for the beginning reader to follow. This was a great favorite of mine as a child, and one that my own children now enjoy just as much. It’s a perfect way to show children the difference between optimism and pessimism, as well as portraying the joys and benefits of friendship. (Ages 4-8)

[Rana Heshmati]

می‌خوام از شدت بامزگی و قشنگی و دوست داشتنی بودنش بمیرم :((

[Kellee Moye]

Going to go see the play, so thought we should pregame since Trent didn’t know who Frog or Toad were. Now he’s a fan!

[Chris]

I loved this one when I was a baby, especially the part where Toad is covered in ice cream. It's exactly how I want my life to be.

[Colette Denali]

“Frog and Toad hurried outside.

They ran around the corner of Frog's house to make sure that spring had come again.”

[Kyra Conroy]

nainika read aloud at their bday party. no notes

[Madison Brodoski]

history will say that they're friends
(reading thru some books I picked up for my speech room)

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023)]

5* art
5* stories

This is a bit of nostalgia. I've loved these two since I was a kid. The kind of book I've just been waiting to read to Squirt. There's an understated humour in these stories that really makes him laugh. Best of all is the exploration of friendship. Squirt won't be doing half bad if he learns what a friend is from Frog and Toad.

[Miriam]

I love Frog and Toad. They're the sweetest, most wholesome characters and these stories in particular are so adorable. Each has such simple language, drawings, and story, yet evokes each season in such a unique and charming way. The only downside to this book is that it isn't longer!

[Emma]

This took way longer than expected as a 2 day kitchen renovation has turned into a week long half the house renovation. Good as always though!

[Steph]

I adore these books, just classic frog and toad being frog and toad just love it

[Juli Anna]

A classic for a reason. Simple, wry, and eminently humane.

[Lore H]

infinite adorableness

[Ryan]

Alternate Chapter Titles:
1. Ethan Frome and the Merriest Sleigh Ride Ever
2. Time is a Cornerless Circle
3. The Emperor of Ice Cream
4. Futility is a Blowin' in the Wind
5. The X in Xmas is Anxiety

[Sophie Isabelle Gaumond]

Ok, alors il y a des chandails dans l'univers de Frog et Toad. Il me manque un bout de lore pour comprendre ce qui s'est passé pour que ça vire comme dans la chanson de Zebda entre ces deux amphibros, par contre.

[Judy]

5 stories, starting with winter (cold and snowy) and ending with Christmas (being together with a friend).