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Froggy Plays in the Band

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I teach preschoolers and they love parades, and this story in the classic Froggy series helps them experience the fun of playing in a band. Froggy tootles on a sax while his friends play cymbals, drums, and other instruments. I encourage the children to make the different sounds in the story. To follow up, we'll have a "parade" with rhythm instruments. Fun!

None of the books in the FROGGY series is a disappointment. My five year old daughter has fallen in love with all of the adventures of Froggy, his parents, and friends. The books are just the right length for you and your child to share a nice bedtime story--not too short where you have to supplement with another book or too long where you have to stop and pick up the story the next night. What I like most about the series is that even when Froggy might encounter one of life's little problems or when he gets nervous doing something new, he always learns for the better and knows that no matter what, Mom and Dad are there to help and support him.

Thank you Johnathan London for writing Froggy. My brother and I read it to my mom who has Alzheimer and she loves the adventures that Froggy has.
It makes her smile. Thank you. This Froggy book makes her think of her love for her classical music and music in general thank you.

What a neat series of books! Froggy is the bomb! Intelligent, witty, humorous, kind, gentle, sweet, and just plain enjoyable. We have a bunch of them, and they are hand-down-able to share with others. Give one a try -- bet you can't stop at one!

Peter's wife, Molly here. I am a music teacher and was naturally drawn to this book. I just read it to my daughter and it was horrible. I am so glad she is only 4 months old and can't understand it yet. In the book, Froggy starts a marching band at his school and the whole point is to win a prize, which might be admirable if he actually learned something along the way. Not so. The only thing his music teacher helps with is the marching ("Don't look right or left, Don't stop for anything"). Froggy and his friends seem to just naturally become proficient on their instruments. Froggy smarts off to his father when asked to stop playing while he in on the phone and the father lets him have his way. The morals of the story seem to be: 1. prizes 2. marching, none on character, relationships, or music. That is not what I'd like my kids to read about and certainly not worth writing a book. If you are looking for musical books, may I recommend: John Lithgow's, The Remarkable Farkle McBride, and Vera B. Williams', Music, Music for Everyone.