Stop That Frog!

Here's Hank #3

by Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver, Scott Garrett (Illustrator)

Hank's class gets to take care of Principal Love's pet frog while he's away, and Hank is thrilled when he's selected to take it home for the weekend. But when he forgets to put the top back on the tank, Hank's excitement quickly turns to panic--the frog has escaped! The frog hunt is on, but time is running out. Hank needs to find that frog, and fast!

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Juvenile, Humor

128 pages, Hardcover

First published October 9, 2014

About the author

Henry Winkler is instantly recognizable and admired by audiences of all ages for his role as the Fonz on the long-running series, Happy Days. In addition, he is an award-winning producer and director of family and children's programming. He is also the author of the critically-acclaimed Hank Zipzer series, which follows the everyday adventures of a bright boy with learning challenges.

Mr. Winkler has also continued his acting career on the big screen, including a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in Nightshift, a starring role in the box-office hit Scream, and co-starring roles in The Water Boy, and Holes. On television, he has guest-starred on ABC's The Practice and NBC's Law & Order: SVU. He recently starred on Broadway for nine months in Neil Simon's play The Dinner Party.

Mr. Winkler is deeply committed to children's welfare and works with numerous children's groups. He is involved with The MacLaren Children's Center (a facility for abused children), The National Committee for Arts for the Handicapped, The Special Olympics, and The Los Angeles Music Center's Very Special Arts Festival, as well as numerous teenage alcohol and drug abuse programs. He is a founding member of the Children's Action Network, a non-profit organization that sponsors informational briefings for writers, producers and directors on children's issues and serves as a clearing-house for the entertainment industry on children's issues.

Reviews

[Amanda]

A great story in this series. The little frog, Fred was adorable. His friendship with Cheerio, Hank's dog, was so sweet.

[Debbi Zarek]

Here's Audrey's review of this book (age 9) below. Spoiler alert!
One time Ms. Flowers, the teacher, had an announcement. The class will be taking care of the principal’s frog named Fred. The class took care of Fred. At the end of the day on Friday someone had to take Fred home. There were two people who wanted to take him home, Hank and Nick. Hank won. When he got home, he lost Fred. In the end, his dog made a house for Fred and the dog and the frog were friends.
I liked “Here's Hank, Stop That Frog” because it was easy to read out loud. It was really funny. It is a chapter book, but kinda short. This is the third book. I hope I can read the forth.

[Mariellen Matz]

Here's Hank is a series about a boy that can be forgetful and is not a great reader. He has a Mom, Dad, sister and two best friends that live I the same apartment building as his family does. In this particular story Hanks classroom watches their principles frog for the week. One lucky kid gets to take the frog home for the weekend. Hank's entire class decides that hank and the frog have a special bond so he will take him home. The only problem is that Hank can be a pretty forgetful kid, will Hank remember to put the lid on the frogs tank?

A lesson plan you could do with this book would be to actually have a class pet and compare the classes experience with Hanks experiences in the book. You could ask the students about what it means to have a responsibility and compare that with responsibilities they have in their lives. You could ask the students if they have a pet and what kinds of things they do to take care of it. Because this is an early chapter book it would be good to ask the students detailed questions to assess if they really understood what was going on in the story. You could ask things like what are Hank's two friends names? Who's birthday was it that weekend? What was Hanks sisters name? What was Hanks sisters iguana's name?


Winkler, Henry, and Lin Oliver. Stop That Frog! Print.

[Sally Lotz]

Stop That Frog!" is the perfect little chapter book for your early reader. An added bonus the publisher Grosset & Dunlap has used a font called Dyslexie. The Dyslexie font was designed by a graphic designer specifically for dyslexic readers. It makes it easier for them to read with out jumbling, inverting or flipping the letters. The font will encourage dyslexic readers not to give up, they'll be able to reader faster with less errors.

It's not all about the font either, Hank is one of those kids that most kids can relate too. He is a little bit impulsive, a little forgetful, some may use the label ADHD. But, Hank is a fun kid with brilliant ideas and a kind heart. In this book of the Hank series, Hank is chosen to take care of the principal's frog for the weekend. It's a big job and a lot of responsibility. There are few rules and things Hank can't forget, like putting the lid back on the cage. Can Hank do the job? He does fall into a little trouble, when he forget to put the lid back on, even after a lot of reminders (it's Hank's world). But in the end his friends and family come to his aid and the frog is safe, and everyone is happy.

If you have a struggling reader, this book is perfect. If you have an avid new reader who just can't get enough books, add the Hank series to your to read list.

[Andrea]

I read many books in this series with my dyslexic students that I tutor. They all LOVE this series and I adore that they can relate so well to the main character. For those who don’t know, the main character is based on Henry Winkler, who has also battled severe dyslexia his entire life. As a mom of a son with severe dyslexia, I really appreciate the struggles presented in this book, but more than that, how the author overcame those hardships and the people in his life who actually took the time to see past his dyslexia and uncover a brilliant mind (which is what lies beneath the surface of ALL dyslexic individuals). And, the dyslexie font is a MAJOR BONUS to readers!

[Dawn Feicht]

This book was a cute chapter book! I loved the illustrations that went along with this. The book has a cute story behind it and it contained funny humor. I was really engaged and I can not wait to read more of this series.

[Jacqui]

3.5

[Nam]

My favorite part was the friendship between Cheerio and Fred.

[Cathy]

I was disappointed that the author didn't narrate this story in the audio version. Another great story; loved the connection between Cheerio and the frog.

[Ky]

Henry Winkler is so awesome! I have students that are older, but need lower-level reading options. The Here's Hank books are great options! My sixth graders enjoyed this book. I would say it is more appropriate for younger readers, but it does work for older readers that need easier words to decode. It is imaginative and creative and fun.

[Edna Moore]

Read with my son. I love the message these books give kids with learning challenges.
Great series.

[Ankita Dev]

Review given by my 6 year old son

It was interesting because -1) the frog was in a very weird place, I would have never guessed it. 2) the mystery around the rose petals.

[Chris]

I loved this book!

This is the greatest book I’ve ever read. I love it so so much because I never love reading but this book made me love a book

[Sandi]

Another nail-biting adventure . . . this time involving Fred the frog! :)

[The Brothers]

Dexter (7yo) read.

[Rondi]

Adorable!