The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set (I Can Read Book 2) [Paperback]

Arnold Lobel (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: May 25, 2004 | Age Range: 4 - 8 years | Series: I Can Read Book 2

Frog and Toad are always there for each other -- just as best friends should be. From sledding in winter to eating ice cream on hot summer days, these two friends have fun together the whole year round!

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About the Author

Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables.

Product Details

• Age Range: 4 - 8 years
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins (May 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060580860
• ISBN-13: 978-0060580865
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Frogs & Toads
  • #54 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Friendship

More About the Author

Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

205 of 213 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stories! May 13, 2008

By Michael Hill

Format:Paperback

The collection consists of 3 books - Frog and Toad All Year, Frog and Toad Are Friends, and Frog and Toad Together. My 8 year old nephew who has reading difficulties loves these books. He now shows an interest in reading. Please keep up with the stories Mr. Lobel!

100 of 103 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect children's fiction January 6, 2006

By J. Miller

Format:Paperback

The Frog and Toad series are the perfect classic for young children who are just old enough to read.

What makes the work so charming is that one can buy a brand new copy of it, and immediately it is like a pair of comfortable old shoes or a warm, over-worn sweater. Frog and Toad are friends, the kind of homey, down-to-earth friendship we all depend on. They are not flashy, bright, or cartoony. The pictures are a dull and easy brown and green, but capture cute variations in emotion between these two characters. They fit the ethos of the book: comfortable, casual, understated, and something you immediately want more of.

They capture the heroism and fears of a five year old. They are right on the mark for a young person who is just beginning to be able to comfort someone who is lonely or do battle with an overwhelming craving for cookies. Frog and Toad are two simple, helpless creatures who help one another through things that seem big to a child and unnoticeable to an adult. They worry about the things a five year old worries about. Parent readers will find themselves wanting to help Frog and Toad get by the way we help our own five-year-olds.

Lobel has noticed exactly what a child notices. He's gotten it just right.

61 of 65 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars great on two levels--for beginning readers and for toddlers November 26, 2006

By Nicholas Dujmovic VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

For your beginning readers, these heartwarming stories of a child-like friendship between Frog and Toad are excellent, a fine complement to the Little Bear series, for example.

For the toddler being read to, these books also provide great delight. This daddy loves to read Toad's voice as a deep, slightly daft Englishman, while Frog's voice is, naturally, an outrageous French one. (It works--try it!) The stories are charming, affirm praiseworthy values (above all friendship), and are short enough to gauge your evening ritual precisely.

Highly recommended.