وگی و بابا و مامان شام می‌رن به رستوران

Froggy

by Jonathan London, ناصر کشاورز (شاعر)

درست رفتار کردن در رستوران آن‌طور که به نظر می‌آید راحت نیست؛ مخصوصا برای بچه قورباغه‌ها!

ولی وگی هم مثل خیلی از بچه قورباغه‌ها دوست دارد با مامان و بابایش به رستوران برود و غذای خوشمزه بخورد و حسابی خوش بگذراند.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Food, Animals, Fiction, Family, Humor

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Jonathan London is the author of several celebrated children's books. His commitment to honoring the wonders of the natural world has been lauded by readers and critics alike. He is the author of more than 70 children's books, many of which are about nature. He's also the author of the popular Froggy series. He lives in Graton, California with his wife and two sons.

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 1 out of 5]

There is a lot of "Froggy" read in this house, and for the most part, I don't mind it.
"Froggy Eats Out" is the exception. Let's start with the premise. Why are Froggy's
parents taking him with them to celebrate their anniversary? If they couldn't find
a babysitter, why not change the destination?

Instead, Froggy acts out in such a way that any half decent parent would drag him
from the restaurant to discipline him for his outlandish behavior. Instead, they
reward Froggy by taking him to the fast food restaurant he wanted from the get-go.
What a message for children!

[Katt Hansen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh please please please don't cross this line....

I hated this one. I've tried to be generous with this series and author, but this time the story went too far. Here we have a special occasion and a fancy dinner out. It's bad enough Froggy's idea of good attire seems to be modeled after Urkel (remember him?) but his bad behavior in the restaurant is awful. Don't encourage kids to think it's funny to act BADLY in a restaurant...please...

Then the conclusion? Seriously? He acts so bad that his parents decide to go out for burgers and fries instead. Really? We're going to reward the bad behavior with fast food?

Wow. I'm done. Froggy, you failed.

[Kathryn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Froggy's parents take him to a fancy restaurant for their anniversary. Froggy acts out so terribly they finally decide to leave and Froggy gets to eat at the fast food place he wanted to go to in the first place. What is the message here? Parents ignoring what their children can handle? Children ignoring parents? Behaving badly long enough gets you what you want in the end? Maybe it's just supposed to be funny but this isn't one I will add to our home library.

[Randie D. Camp, M.S. · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read this quite some time ago with a student during a practicum as a pre-service teacher and I am almost positive that even the student felt the story was ridiculous.

[library lola · Rating 1 out of 5]

I picked up this book from Scholastic, based on the other "Froggie" books. I am sending it to Goodwill tomorrow. I am shocked that any publishing house let this book go to print.

It starts off promising...Froggy and his parents are going out to eat for a special occasion. They change their clothes and go to a fancy restaurant. His parents review manners. Froggy breaks all their rules, destroying the table settings, slurping his food, and hitting wait it's with a fork he threw. You think the moral is coming, but INSTEAD his parents decide to leave the "fancy" restaurant and go to a burger joint instead. They happily leave the restaurant in a disaster and head to get a burger. End of story.

What a dreadful story for kids. I can't even believe how misguided this is.

[Laura Rivera · Rating 1 out of 5]

I got this book for my almost 3-year old son because he enjoyed Froggy Plays Tee Ball and because I was trying to help him learn good restaurant etiquette (after a recent not-so-good experience). What a disappointment! While my son enjoyed it, I was horrified when the story ended with Froggy misbehaving at the restaurant and spoiling his parents' special anniversary date. Not only were there no consequences for Froggy, but he was instead rewarded with an unhealthy dinner at a burger joint. Do not buy/check out if you are trying to enforce good behavior.

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Froggy Eats Out" is a silly book that students will enjoy. My second grade students really enjoy all of the Froggy books! For this book, you could show the students how certain words are written in specific ways so that the reader knows how to read them. For example words like zip, sluuurrp, etc. are written in italics to draw attention to them.

[Jason · Rating 1 out of 5]

The layout breaks all sorts of rules of good typography. Also, the dialogue is bad and the characters appear to have no redeeming qualities. There is also no point to the story.

[Cheyenne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Why in the world is Froggy going with his parents to a fancy restaurant on their anniversary? Either they needed a babysitter or change the restaurant before going out.

[Inara · Rating 2 out of 5]

From Inara's mom: I would like it if Froggy did not always get away with his bad behavior. Inara and I talk about how it is inappropriate, but Froggy is barely corrected in the stories.

[Taylor · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was hoping this would be educational. But from the beginning Froggy's parents are enabling terrible behavior. At the beginning he's slamming cabinets...then at the restaurant he is demanding and selfish...then he acts out...

I was waiting for the moral of the story to come to a head. Nope-- they took a kid behaving poorly out for a treat. Just no.

[Kika · Rating 5 out of 5]

2018 is going to be the Reading Challenge year of kiddo books because... well, I'm a new mom.

For the record, my husband and I call this one "Froggy DINES Out" because internet culture has warped us for ill, clearly.

[Meenakshi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Would have given it one star. But the illustrations earned the extra star.

[Shawn Deal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Froggy is a great character that children can relate to.
He has to do things he doesn't want and does want and makes the common mistakes kids will make in funny ways. Extremely relatable for children. They all love Froggy. The illustrations are fun and bright and really pull out the action and funny parts of the tale. In this particular story, Froggy has to go out and eat at a fancy restaurant. It is tough to be good for so long at a fancy restaurant.

[Patricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

The only thing I didn't like about this Froggy story is that the parents don't decide to take Froggy to a fast flies place until after he has made a complete mess at the fancy restaurant. The parents don't show the restaurant owner or waiter any manners---they don't apologizes or help clean up the restaurant or pay for damages that Froggy has done. This is really ironic, because they are trying to teach Froggy to have manners. Epic fail. Other than that, it is cute and funny and the pictures are nice.

[Deisy Becker · Rating 1 out of 5]

Froggy's parents taking out their child to a fancy restaurant and expecting a young child to be 'neat,' 'quiet,' and 'don't put feet on the table' is almost impossible to do.

Why take 'Froggy' to a fancy restaurant and ask him not to put his feet on the table? Why is that acceptable in the home to begin with?
I also didn't care for 'Froggy's replies to his parents, whaaaaaaaaat. That is not a way a parent would I want a child to reply to anyone. A simple yes would have been better.
I was disappointed with the message.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars I guess...I give it 3, my kids give it 4. It made them laugh out loud that froggy wanted a hamburger with flies. :) And having 3 kids, I can empathize with the froggy parents that want a nice calm dinner out and end up instead with chaos. (My kids have never been as bad as Froggy, but going out to isn't very relaxing with little kids.)

[Marinda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Froggy gets rewarded for his bad behavior. What were his parents thinking taking him to a fancy sit down restaurant with his awful manners?

[Sarah A · Rating 1 out of 5]

Froggy and his parents are going out to eat at a fancy restaurant. There are so many things wrong with this story. Not good, just points out lots of possible problems.

[Nilsson]

I've never been to a restaurant, so I'm taking this book with a grain of salt. But I wonder if people are really that nosy about how you behave there?

[Mama Bibliosoph · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a big fan of the entire Froggy series, but I think the books are at their best when Froggy encounters a new daily living skill (à la Froggy Gets Dressed) or a new social experience in his community. Froggy Eats Out is the one I picked to represent the series in this list because I think the challenges of eating in restaurants are so common for our families! However, be aware of the breadth of titles in this series exploring milestones like going on vacation, learning to swim, going to the library, visiting the doctor, having a babysitter, going on a playdate, and many more experiences.

In Froggy Eats Out, Froggy accompanies his parents for their anniversary to a fancy restaurant. There won't be any burgers and flies and he has to follow his mother's rules: "Be neat, be quiet, and don't put your feet on the table." But it's hard not to fidget and or make a mess when you have to wait a long time and none of the food is what you are used to. Froggy ends up hopping all over the restaurant and when he spies his friend Frogilina he gets so embarrassed that he ends up knocking his meal on to the floor. His parents don't get mad, they just relocate to a "fast flies place" and enjoy their day together.

My son Harry loves this book. He thinks it's hilarious that there is a rule about putting your feet on the table.

I'm sure some will disagree with me about using this book as a quasi-social story since Froggy isn't "successful" at eating out at the fancy restaurant, but I really love this modeling of failure. Froggy tries and his family reacts to the unfortunate catastrophe with empathy and love. Children with autism have a lot of demands placed on them. They deserve to know that we love them even if they miss the mark the first time they try something new and hard.

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I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with autism. The review above is part of a longer post on books for kids who really love frogs and toads: https://www.lineupthebooks.com/frogs-...

[Rayjan Koehler · Rating 1 out of 5]

I think it's supposed to be funny, but it shows a kid destroying a fancy restaurant & then getting rewarded. I mean some parents may take a kid on an anniversary date, but a kid shouldn't act like this while his parents let him do whatever he wants (including playing with his silverware which he accidentally flings across the restaurant into the server's head to which neither parent or the child apologize or anybody really acknowledge). He gets to continually act out until the parents play leap-frog on their way to a fast-food joint which the kid wanted to go to to begin with. At the age Froggy seems to be he should be old enough not to play with his silverware.


Sounds like a lot of kids these days sadly. If my kid acted like that in public we would go home, not someplace else where the kid picks after acting out. I would be so darn embarrassed, and to not even pay attention to my kid when they fling their spoon into someone's head? Yeah, not happening. Wouldn't even have stayed very long when the kid was acting up even before he hit the staff- even if it was an accident, of course I wouldn't take a kid to a fancy restaurant where people go for dates to begin with. Especially if the kid acted like this.


Tells kids it's okay to abuse people trying to do their job as well, as the parents didn't even address it- just laugh & play games out the door after their kid literally trashes the restaurant.

[Eliseo Del · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title of my book is Froggy Eats Out By Jonathan London. The main character in the story are Froggy, his Mom and Dad. In the begging of the story they were getting ready for a fancy restaurant. The story is all about Froggy being very immature in the restaurant. You will have to read this book to see what happens by the end.
I like this book because I can relate to this and it's funny in the restaurant and I liked how the parents and Froggy get ready for a big night out.

I recommend this book for anyone that loves frogs.

[Hannah Falgout · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Froggy Eats Out" by Jonathan London. I love the Froggy books still one of my favorites to this day. Froggy's parents take them to a nice restaurant for their anniversary dinner. Froggy is told, "Be neat, be quiet, and don't put your feet on the table." Froggy has difficulty behaving and sees a girl he knows, and he embarrasses himself; the family ends up going to get fast food. The pictures are fun and cute. These books always make me laugh, and I can't wait to read more.

[Bern · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love this book because honestly this is probably how it would go if we took our son to a fancy restaurant. Even with his best intentions, things are bound to end up in a mess and in reality we'd all be much happier in a low-demand environment. Kids do well when they can, and it's nice to see characters in picture books struggle in social situations because even as an adult it feels like a sensory nightmare most of the time.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Froggy's parents have decided to take Froggy out to eat at a nice restaurant. This book chronicles what he has to wear and how he has to behave in restaurants. It is a fun, entertaining book about eating out and manners. The pictures are fun to see and even funny in some places. My son loves this book!

[Jacob Jensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Froggy Eats Out" by Jonathan London is a fun and engaging children's book that follows the misadventures of Froggy as he attempts to enjoy a night out with his family. The lively illustrations by Frank Remkiewicz perfectly capture the energy and excitement of Froggy's escapades, making this book a great choice for young readers who enjoy a good laugh.

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Froggy books are great, but I didn't like the message it sent to the kiddos.
Froggy's parents go out to eat at a fancy restaurant to celebrate their anniversary and Froggy acts up, and the parents do nothing to stop the behavior. Instead they leave and go to a fast food restaurant, which is a reward. NOOO Not okay, and not the message we want to send to our kids.

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a cute kids story. My son loved it! He said "see momma he's just like me!" He's referring to the trouble and mess this little frog made. I love when he can relate to characters in a book! He's only three too!

[Sean Harding · Rating 3 out of 5]

Froggy makes a mess at a restaurant in this tale with many similarities to all of the other tales.
The author must have a template on his computer and changes some of the sentences for the next book.