Out to Lunch

Joe the Frog

by Peggy Perry Anderson

"Mind your manners well today, we're out to lunch, not out to play!" Joe's parents take him out to a fancy restaurant, but no matter how much his mother pleads, Joe just can't sit still. "Do you have crayons or playgrounds?" he asks the waiter. He slurps and burps and scratches his itchy toe. "The table is no place for feet. Please, Joe, sit still and eat!" scold his parents. Mischievous Joe just can't stop wiggling and playing, and his amusing antics quickly turn a quiet lunch at a fancy restaurant into an embarrassing spectacle. Young readers who remember the obstinate little frog Joe from To the Tub and Time for Bed, the Babysitter Said will not be surprised to find him causing a bit more trouble. And they will be delighted as they recognize themselves in this headstrong little frog, while anyone who has ever taken a small child out to eat will sympathize with Joe's mortified, ever-patient parents.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 30, 1998

Reviews

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for my son to read independently.

[Christine Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a silly book! The only good characters are Joe and the diva in the blue dress who's the only adult with a sense of humor.
Loved the movement, colors, and tone of the illustrations. They really make the whole story

[Guadalupe Ramirez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is appropriate for younger children when doing a lesson on rhyming words and action verbs. It is also a funny way to talk to them about table manners.

[Aaliyah Hopkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the rhymes.

[Cathy Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good easy reader for a struggling first grader.