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Oi Frog and Friends
Oi Dog! (Oi Frog and Friends) [Paperback] Kes Gray, Claire Gray
Frog is changing the rules...Dogs no longer sit on frogs. Phew! Dogs now sit on logs - and everyone else is going to have to sit somewhere different too.
32 pages, Paperback
First published October 6, 2016
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Kes Gray
169 books121 followersKes Gray is a bestselling, multi award-winning author of more than 70 books for children. He eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and lives in a place called Different. Kes was the second bestselling picture book author in 2018.
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July 5, 2020
After the hilariously fun Oi Frog!, the frog decides to change the rules on where each animal should sit.
So instead of dog sitting on him, they should be perched on a log.
This brilliant series is so amusing with various rhythms and striking colourful illustrations for everyone to enjoy.
My personal favourites included Cheetahs on Fajitas and Poodles on Noodles.
Now that the bossy cat has been summoned to sit on gnats, we're eager to see how they will respond in the next book.
Such a fab perfect bedtime read!
So instead of dog sitting on him, they should be perched on a log.
This brilliant series is so amusing with various rhythms and striking colourful illustrations for everyone to enjoy.
My personal favourites included Cheetahs on Fajitas and Poodles on Noodles.
Now that the bossy cat has been summoned to sit on gnats, we're eager to see how they will respond in the next book.
Such a fab perfect bedtime read!
January 7, 2021
This pulse-pounding sequel to Frog on a Log? picks up seconds after the explosive finale of that book and upends everything we thought we knew about frogs and logs.
Reminds me of how I felt reading The Vampire Lestat after Interview with the Vampire.
Reminds me of how I felt reading The Vampire Lestat after Interview with the Vampire.
June 27, 2016
Hooray! A Long-awaited sequel!
(I feared, in truth, it had no equal.)
Those authors have allayed my fears
And found more funny seats for rears
And each rhyme is made double-aces
By Jim Field’s daft, expressive faces.
Our squished Frog’s found his webby feet
And shown that Cat a different seat,
And now Dog’s asking what becomes
Of a menagerie of bums!
And now Frog’s got the hang of it
We’ll find out where he’d CHOOSE to sit.
A perfect book with top-drawer rhyme.
(I laughed hard at that final line!)
And you will too, when you discover
What sits behind this bright blue cover…
If Oi Frog! left you creased with laughter
You’ll find this is the book you’re after.
(I feared, in truth, it had no equal.)
Those authors have allayed my fears
And found more funny seats for rears
And each rhyme is made double-aces
By Jim Field’s daft, expressive faces.
Our squished Frog’s found his webby feet
And shown that Cat a different seat,
And now Dog’s asking what becomes
Of a menagerie of bums!
And now Frog’s got the hang of it
We’ll find out where he’d CHOOSE to sit.
A perfect book with top-drawer rhyme.
(I laughed hard at that final line!)
And you will too, when you discover
What sits behind this bright blue cover…
If Oi Frog! left you creased with laughter
You’ll find this is the book you’re after.
March 12, 2022
Love this! Exactly like the word game repartee my son and I used to share when he was little.
September 26, 2016
The EPIC sequel to Oi Frog; I pissed myself laughing. Beautifully written, wonderfully drawn...
So, cats sit on gnats, moths sit on cloth, fleas sit on peas and even more bizarre, crazy and stupid ones.
ABSOLUTE BLISS, GO AN' ENJOY YERSELVES CHUMS.
So, cats sit on gnats, moths sit on cloth, fleas sit on peas and even more bizarre, crazy and stupid ones.
ABSOLUTE BLISS, GO AN' ENJOY YERSELVES CHUMS.
March 21, 2018
"Poodles aren't going to sit on noodles!" gasped the dog. "They are now," the frog smiled.
Super fun illustrations.
Super fun illustrations.
August 24, 2019
I received a copy of this title from Hachette Australia for review.
Ten Second Synopsis:
In this thrilling sequel to Oi Frog!, Frog decides to change things up a bit. But what on earth will the animals sit on now?
If you loved the word-twisting, rhyme-busting, sit-a-thon that was Oi Frog!, you will definitely appreciate the humour (and the fairness of the new rules) presented in Oi Dog! Without giving too much away, this is essentially the exact same story as the earlier book, with animals coerced into sitting on objects that rhyme with their name, capped off with a funny, off-beat twist at the end. I had forgotten how funny the facial expressions of the various ill-seated animals are and that provided a good laugh throughout.
If you are planning to read this one aloud, make sure you have a good lung capacity (or a ventolin inhaler to hand), because some of those compound sentences will really give you a vocal workout. The mini-fleshlings loved this book and since it has been a while since we borrowed Oi Frog! from the library, they didn't particularly twig that the humour and style was the same as a book they had read before. Apart from the poor animal that has to sit on smelly pants (can you guess which?), the funniest part of the book for the youngest mini-fleshling was to be found in the endpapers, wherein resides a tiny picture of the dog on the cover passing wind. The book was asked for repeatedly just so the mini-fleshlings could point and laugh at said flatulent dog, so really, it could be said that every inch of this book has something to enjoy.
Ten Second Synopsis:
In this thrilling sequel to Oi Frog!, Frog decides to change things up a bit. But what on earth will the animals sit on now?
If you loved the word-twisting, rhyme-busting, sit-a-thon that was Oi Frog!, you will definitely appreciate the humour (and the fairness of the new rules) presented in Oi Dog! Without giving too much away, this is essentially the exact same story as the earlier book, with animals coerced into sitting on objects that rhyme with their name, capped off with a funny, off-beat twist at the end. I had forgotten how funny the facial expressions of the various ill-seated animals are and that provided a good laugh throughout.
If you are planning to read this one aloud, make sure you have a good lung capacity (or a ventolin inhaler to hand), because some of those compound sentences will really give you a vocal workout. The mini-fleshlings loved this book and since it has been a while since we borrowed Oi Frog! from the library, they didn't particularly twig that the humour and style was the same as a book they had read before. Apart from the poor animal that has to sit on smelly pants (can you guess which?), the funniest part of the book for the youngest mini-fleshling was to be found in the endpapers, wherein resides a tiny picture of the dog on the cover passing wind. The book was asked for repeatedly just so the mini-fleshlings could point and laugh at said flatulent dog, so really, it could be said that every inch of this book has something to enjoy.
October 24, 2023
More of the same.
January 19, 2017
Frog is fed up with where dog’s seating arrangements and turning the tables on bossy Cat, devises a new seating plan for the animals. Having given up his place on the log for Dog, Frog has to find new seats for everyone, and Cat for one is not happy with his new resting place.
This is wonderful sequel to Oi, Frog! with a whole host of new animals who are having to comply with the hilarious new seating plan devised by a rather fed up Frog. The rhyming couplets lend a lovely flow to the book, making it easy to read and easy to follow, and allowing for suggestions of where other animals might sit, to be discussed with active and imaginative young minds. My children were soon joining in with ‘reading’ after only a couple of readings of the book. And it is a book that elicits calls of ‘read it again’ straight after the last lines.
The illustrations perfectly match the text, with the expression of a put upon Cat and a rather perplexed Whale, adding to the story, eliciting giggles when seen in junction with the story being read.
A wonderful addition to any child’s haul of books, I for one can’t wait for Oi, Cat. I mean, the kids can’t wait, obviously…
November 25, 2016
Great rhymes with a funny end, very amusing pictures. I can imagine this could be read and enjoyed many times.
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March 27, 2017Greatly developed characters, dark humor and chilling twist. Such a read!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 28, 2018
Book Title: Dog on a Frog? / Authors: Kes & Clair Gray / Illustrated by: Jim Field / Publisher: Scholastic / Copyright: 2017 / Genre: Fiction / Guided Reading Level: E / Lexile Measure: AD410L / DRA Level: 8 / Grades: PreK-Kindergarten
Synopsis:
This is a humorous, engaging book to use for practicing rhyming with the emergent grades. Kids love the funny illustrations, each of which are extremely clever, unique, and make the reader laugh. The premise is entertaining and students are enthusiastic to fill in rhyming words while reading the book. Dog on a Frog? is about a dog who likes to sit on frogs, and a frog who wants to change the rules. At the start of the book, frogs sit on logs, cats sit on mats, and dogs sit on frogs. Now frog changes everything; dogs sit on logs, and cats sit on nats. At the end, frog has to pick a seat for himself, and you’ll get a good laugh when you see his selection.
Teaching Ideas:
I would use this book for a read aloud in pre-K or kindergarten when students are learning rhyming to rhyme. There are a lot of great opportunities for interaction from the students, and you can have them fill in rhyming words based on the pictures. After reading some pages, you could ask – what words rhymed on that page? Once the book is over, I created an SMART Board activity to review all the rhyming words. Directions are:
• After reading the book Dog on Frog, use these slides to review / retell some of the rhymes that were in the book. Each item in the left column rhymes with one in the right column.
• First, use a pointer to go over all the words on the board to make sure they know what they are.
• Then, for each word on the left, you can call a student to tell me what word from the right column rhymes with it, then let them come to the board to draw a line between those 2 words.
(I purposefully only put a few pairs on each page, towards the bottom of the board so the students can reach them.)
Here’s a link in case anyone would like to use it: https://docs.google.com/presentation/...
After the activity another way to informally check for understanding about rhymes is to have the students create their own rhymes. Tell them something like: “Wow, you just did such a great job remembering and helping me with rhymes from the book. We’re going to do some of our own rhyming now. I’m going to give everyone the chance to do their own rhyme.” Then pick objects around the room that they have to rhyme (examples are below)
I’m thinking of a word that rhymes with bear. You’re sitting on one now, and it’s a _______. (chair)
I’m looking for a word that rhymes with rose. You use it to breathe, and it’s a ________. (nose)
Standard:
Prekindergarten: Phonological Awareness:
2. Demonstrate an emerging understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds (phonemes).
a) Engage in language play (e.g., alliterative language, rhyming, sound patterns).
b) Recognize and match words that rhyme.
Synopsis:
This is a humorous, engaging book to use for practicing rhyming with the emergent grades. Kids love the funny illustrations, each of which are extremely clever, unique, and make the reader laugh. The premise is entertaining and students are enthusiastic to fill in rhyming words while reading the book. Dog on a Frog? is about a dog who likes to sit on frogs, and a frog who wants to change the rules. At the start of the book, frogs sit on logs, cats sit on mats, and dogs sit on frogs. Now frog changes everything; dogs sit on logs, and cats sit on nats. At the end, frog has to pick a seat for himself, and you’ll get a good laugh when you see his selection.
Teaching Ideas:
I would use this book for a read aloud in pre-K or kindergarten when students are learning rhyming to rhyme. There are a lot of great opportunities for interaction from the students, and you can have them fill in rhyming words based on the pictures. After reading some pages, you could ask – what words rhymed on that page? Once the book is over, I created an SMART Board activity to review all the rhyming words. Directions are:
• After reading the book Dog on Frog, use these slides to review / retell some of the rhymes that were in the book. Each item in the left column rhymes with one in the right column.
• First, use a pointer to go over all the words on the board to make sure they know what they are.
• Then, for each word on the left, you can call a student to tell me what word from the right column rhymes with it, then let them come to the board to draw a line between those 2 words.
(I purposefully only put a few pairs on each page, towards the bottom of the board so the students can reach them.)
Here’s a link in case anyone would like to use it: https://docs.google.com/presentation/...
After the activity another way to informally check for understanding about rhymes is to have the students create their own rhymes. Tell them something like: “Wow, you just did such a great job remembering and helping me with rhymes from the book. We’re going to do some of our own rhyming now. I’m going to give everyone the chance to do their own rhyme.” Then pick objects around the room that they have to rhyme (examples are below)
I’m thinking of a word that rhymes with bear. You’re sitting on one now, and it’s a _______. (chair)
I’m looking for a word that rhymes with rose. You use it to breathe, and it’s a ________. (nose)
Standard:
Prekindergarten: Phonological Awareness:
2. Demonstrate an emerging understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds (phonemes).
a) Engage in language play (e.g., alliterative language, rhyming, sound patterns).
b) Recognize and match words that rhyme.
January 12, 2023
'Oi Dog!' is a book with fun illustrations and amusing animals who like to sit on other animals and objects that have words that rhyme with their own name ... and the results are often hilarious.
The book begins with the dog staring wide eyed at a frog that he is sat upon and the frog is saying 'Oi Dog! Get off the Frog' but Dog enjoys sitting on frogs because he says that they are all squishy and squashy and when you sit on them they go Plurpppppppppppppp!
Then a cute caricature of a cat sets out the rules with 'Cats sit on mats, frogs sit on logs and dogs sit on frogs.' Frog disagrees and says he is changing the rules so that dogs sit on logs, not frogs. Dog reluctantly agrees and is seen sitting on a log while he suggests cats sit on gnats ... Cat is not happy - ouch!
Frog then goes through a saga in which Bears sit on stairs, slugs sit on plugs, flies sit on pies, crickets sit on tickets and moths sit on cloths. Then two delightful big cat illustrations of leopards, sitting on shepherds, and cheetahs, sitting on fajitas that's novel!
Dog suggests to Frog that he is getting the hang of it all and he proves the point by having gnus sitting on canoes, pigs sitting on wigs and boars sitting on oars (that are paddling the canoe!).
When Frog suggests that whales sit on nails, Dog tells him that the whales might not like that but Frog's reply is 'They don't have to like it, they just have to do it.' And that's the end of it!
Dragons on waggons a whole host of goggle-eyed kittens are sitting on a few mittens, mice sit on ice and puppies sit on guppies, in a bowl of course!
You'd never guess what crabs sit on and elephants and hornets have interesting seats, too, in this colourful array of animals, who are good for a giggle.
The book begins with the dog staring wide eyed at a frog that he is sat upon and the frog is saying 'Oi Dog! Get off the Frog' but Dog enjoys sitting on frogs because he says that they are all squishy and squashy and when you sit on them they go Plurpppppppppppppp!
Then a cute caricature of a cat sets out the rules with 'Cats sit on mats, frogs sit on logs and dogs sit on frogs.' Frog disagrees and says he is changing the rules so that dogs sit on logs, not frogs. Dog reluctantly agrees and is seen sitting on a log while he suggests cats sit on gnats ... Cat is not happy - ouch!
Frog then goes through a saga in which Bears sit on stairs, slugs sit on plugs, flies sit on pies, crickets sit on tickets and moths sit on cloths. Then two delightful big cat illustrations of leopards, sitting on shepherds, and cheetahs, sitting on fajitas that's novel!
Dog suggests to Frog that he is getting the hang of it all and he proves the point by having gnus sitting on canoes, pigs sitting on wigs and boars sitting on oars (that are paddling the canoe!).
When Frog suggests that whales sit on nails, Dog tells him that the whales might not like that but Frog's reply is 'They don't have to like it, they just have to do it.' And that's the end of it!
Dragons on waggons a whole host of goggle-eyed kittens are sitting on a few mittens, mice sit on ice and puppies sit on guppies, in a bowl of course!
You'd never guess what crabs sit on and elephants and hornets have interesting seats, too, in this colourful array of animals, who are good for a giggle.
March 24, 2023
Someone has to say it. I am blown away by how many people loved the ending. I was blown away, disappointed!! The frog was vengeful (Poor whale), and the ending made me waste several minutes practicing rhymes that wouldn't work. Both myself and son are on the cat's side-there a rhyming rules to be followed and we were the small minority dissatisfied with the ending.
Still a cute silly book and my son was ecstatic to find there was a sequel. He's had the copy of Frog on a Log for a long time and it's one of our favorite cute books.
Still a cute silly book and my son was ecstatic to find there was a sequel. He's had the copy of Frog on a Log for a long time and it's one of our favorite cute books.
March 4, 2018
I didn’t really care for this book, I believe when you do something really well the first time, you’re stretching it if you continue with the same idea, and they stretched it pretty far.
It’s a book of rhyming, the graphics are nice but the story line is not that good.
It’s a book of rhyming, the graphics are nice but the story line is not that good.
August 26, 2018
Lots of rhymes and silliness.
May 30, 2019
Children love this serious and so do adults. its hilarious.
August 3, 2019
A little long but I laughed out loud. Great for rhyming.
December 8, 2019
A hilarious follow up of Oi Frog! I cannot recommend these books highly enough for young children. My son has read them for the past few years and still enjoys them at the age of 7.
October 23, 2023
I liked the continuation from oi frog
November 14, 2018
I read this book to a year 1 class that I was with for placement. The children were all engaged as they had previously read other versions already. The story was about different animals sitting on various objects that rhyme with their animal names. They were anything wild or silly which made some of the children laugh. This occurred on every page of the book.
This book was a great opportunity for phonics as children could pick up graphemes and phonemes that rhyme. This could be useful for a phonics lesson by reading out a rhyming couplet and asking children if they are able to come up with their own. This will help them remember new phonemes/graphemes being taught.
However, there wasn't much of a storyline to this book but it was good for the use of phonics and had exciting cartoon pictures to engage the children in.
This book was a great opportunity for phonics as children could pick up graphemes and phonemes that rhyme. This could be useful for a phonics lesson by reading out a rhyming couplet and asking children if they are able to come up with their own. This will help them remember new phonemes/graphemes being taught.
However, there wasn't much of a storyline to this book but it was good for the use of phonics and had exciting cartoon pictures to engage the children in.
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January 16, 2019A really good book I've found to be particularly for year one pupil. The use of rhyming as the main structure of the book introduces rhyme schemes to the year group. The use of rhyming is also very engaging as the children are more likely to remember the story through understanding of the rhymes for each animal. Consequently it allows them to begin to recognise that the same sounds may have different spellings and vice versa. The use of pictures also adds to the engagement, as it fragments the need for long pieces of text, which would prove to be hard for a 5/6 year old to read.
Also provides scope for comprehension activities - creating a verse or two with rhyme and a picture to add to the story - encouraging creativity and understanding about different rhyming words.
Also provides scope for comprehension activities - creating a verse or two with rhyme and a picture to add to the story - encouraging creativity and understanding about different rhyming words.
November 2, 2017
Children will love this book; it has bright, colourful pictures and it is also funny. In the story, the frog wants to change the rules of where different animals can sit, as opposed to cats just sitting on mats. The rhyming in this book makes it funnier and also makes it to flow. Children will particularly like the end of the story, which doesn't rhyme unlike the rest of the book, and is regarding where frogs can sit.
June 7, 2017
One of my daughter's favorite books right now. We have read it over and over and she can almost recite it from memory. Each animal is given a rhyming item to sit on with a surprise at the end.
Although it follows the book Oi Frog you don't have to have read both for this one to be a lot of fun to read.
Although it follows the book Oi Frog you don't have to have read both for this one to be a lot of fun to read.
December 16, 2017
A dog sits on a frog and the frog is not happy about it. And so the frog changes the rules deciding that cats sit on gnats and cheetahs sit on fajitas, all the while adding on more and more rules on. Great way to teach rhymes even those that are laughable and don't make much sense. Vocabulary is relatively simple and repetitive making this a fairly easy book to read.
July 15, 2017
Dog sat on a frog who changed all the rhyming rules. From now on, dogs will sit on logs, cats sit on gnats, bears sit on stairs, and many more. Funny rhymes, but the best is the end non-rhyme. What will frogs sit on? These. Read to find out!
December 21, 2017
This was so much fun to read. And yes, I'm sure I sounded odd reading this book out-loud all by myself. But this is one kids will love to hear out-loud. Frog does not like that dogs sit on frogs so he changes things up a bit. Rhyming galore and the illustrations are so fun.
September 5, 2016
Jen liked it. she sat and listen to most of it before she wandered off. which is good going. She did bring it back to me to finish later.
February 6, 2017
A cute children's book - sure to bring a smile to you and your little one.
May 21, 2018
The illustrations are adorable. :)
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