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The Frog House
When an apple-shaped birdhouse is placed in the tree, a curious frog thinks that it may be a home meant just for him and so moves in, but other animals have the same idea and soon the frog has a whole cast of interesting visitors dropping on by his unique abode.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 8, 2004
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March 11, 2019
Cute story of a frog setting up a home in a bird house, and his encounters with other curious wildlife.
May 16, 2024
Closer to a 4 than a 3 out of 5 stars. Illustrations are absolutely darling 80% of the time. Wish the writing style was consistent. And only 1 error grammatically in my opinion. I believe the second sentence on the first page could have been written in a better way, to better teach proper writing techniques to young readers.
None the less, still very much enjoyed this book.
None the less, still very much enjoyed this book.
November 7, 2017
The illustrations far outshine the story.
September 2, 2022
A simple and pleasant read. The illustrations are what drew me in. Definitely a perfect bedtime story.
July 7, 2011
Illustrated by Barbara Garrison and written by Mark Taylor, the Frog House depicts a story about a family that places a birdhouse in the tree. As the story goes, the birdhouse was very special, it had been made to look just like a big, ripe red apple. Beautiful illustrations show a little frog, watching the placement of the apple tree house from afar.
"The frog had seen birds move into birdhouses but never into a wooden apple. The people must have put this apple here just for me, he thought. It must be a frog house."
It's easy to see this book used to support bird- house making in an educational setting, at the library, or at home. A whimsical story with wonderful read-aloud potential for children and young adults.
"The frog had seen birds move into birdhouses but never into a wooden apple. The people must have put this apple here just for me, he thought. It must be a frog house."
It's easy to see this book used to support bird- house making in an educational setting, at the library, or at home. A whimsical story with wonderful read-aloud potential for children and young adults.
October 22, 2009
When a father and son put a beautiful wooden apple birdhouse in the tree... a surprising inhabitant takes up residence and makes it his own. Many different woodland animals are surprised when they find out who is in the birdhouse.
Used for "Feathered Friends" storytime-October, 2009.
Used for "April is National Frog Month!" storytime: April, 2012.
Used for "Feathered Friends" storytime-October, 2009.
Used for "April is National Frog Month!" storytime: April, 2012.
August 25, 2009
Didn't care for the squirrels explaining that squirrels eat nuts, cats explaining that cats eat birds, etc. A little too simple. Story was a tad boring too. My 6-month-old wasn't drawn to the dark colors of the abstract-seeming artwork.
May 10, 2023
Based on a real incident from his childhood, the author expands the event into a fictionalized story of what may have happened when a tree frog moves into a bird house shaped like an apple, and hung in a tree.
October 25, 2009
Book about a frog living in and wooden apple house were he meets a bunch of hungry animals that thought his apple house was real and wanted to eat it.
June 12, 2014
Wonderful illustrations using the collagraphs technique. Lovely.
June 29, 2015
From Inara's mom: This story engaged Inara from the moment the frog came on scene. She liked learning about the different birds and animals who visited the frog's house.
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