Froggy's Halloween (Paperback)

by Jonathan London (Author), Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator) "No, Something spooky..." (more)

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Amazon.com Review
Froggy is distracted. At home his mother has to remind him to do his homework, and at school his teacher chides him for not paying attention. But how can he? Halloween is next week and he must come up with a great costume. How about Super Frog? "Flying high over the city. Faster than a dragonfly! Stronger than a bullfrog!" Or perhaps something scarier: Count Von Frogula! But then his mom reminds him that vampires have fangs, and that Froggy is a toothless wonder. Froggy has a lot of spooky thoughts on his mind, that's for sure; little does he know just how scary his Halloween will be! Jonathan London hones in on the joys and horrors of Halloween for the young, especially for boys who are not prepared for the amorous attentions of girls. He and Frank Remkiewicz (Quiet, Wyatt!) have collaborated on the numerous other lighthearted, frolicsome Froggy books in the series. (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2 Froggy approaches Halloween with the same boundless enthusiasm that he brings to everything else in his life. As usual, though, he goes too far and embarrasses himself. After much deliberation, he decides to dress as the Frog Prince, making himself so cute that Frogilina cannot resist giving him a kiss. Froggy leapfrogs away but somehow finds himself on a front porch with Frogilina falling on top of him. It is enough to make any frog blush. He loses his candy as he jumps home but his mother is ready with his favorite treat chocolate-covered flies. The bright cartoon pictures clearly complement the text. Glee, surprise, happiness, pride, and shame are all flawlessly expressed on the faces of Froggy and his friends. Children will just love this frog, and non-scary Halloween stories are much needed, especially good ones. Marlene Gawron, Orange County Library, Orlando, FL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Puffin; Reprint edition (August 6, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140568328
• ISBN-13: 978-0140568325
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,434,190 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The Froggy Series.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Froggy's Halloween is rated number one, October 18, 2004

By	K. Hess "Froggy Fan" (Lima, Peru) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Froggy's Halloween (Paperback)

Our first grade class rated all of Jonathon London's Froggy books. Froggy's Halloween was rated the favorite Jonathon London book. Jonathon London has made reluctant readers excited about reading. Kids love watching Froggy get into trouble.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Okay..but...One part is inappropriate, October 24, 2007

By	Alana (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Froggy's Halloween (Paperback)

I am a fan of the Froggy series. The kids that I work with just love it. I am very disappointed in this book, primarily because of one verse. "Trick or Treat,smell my feet, give me someting good to eat, if you don't I don't care, ILL PULL DOWN YOUR UNDERWEAR! If you are familiar with the Froggy books, you already know that the kids usually get a kick out him making references to underwear. In the first book " Froggy Gets Dressed". It was cute ( " You forgot your underwear!) In this book, it may be sing-songy but the part about referencing pulling down someones underwear is highly inapppropriate. It may be a kids rhyme, but it this day and age of sexual misconduct by adults and kids alike, any references to pulling down someones underwear for fun or not, is best left out of the books. It would take just one kid to try to do this to someone at school, because they read that in a book, now you have got a sexual harrassment case going on. Not funny at all.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Froggy and underwear!, January 15, 2007

By	J. Townsan "Tyler and Kylee's Mommy" (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Froggy's Halloween (Paperback)

This book is your typical Froggy book. If you are familiar with Jonathan London's Froggy series, then you know what to expect. There is the usual event where Froggy turns "more red in the face than green" and the reference to underwear. I teach 2nd grade, and my students still have that "EWWWWW" reaction to underwear or nakedness, so the book has that shock effect. The only thing that I do not like is the "trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat. If you don't, I don't care, I'll pull down your underwear", but the kids love it. I just don't love it when they repeat the verse or go home and say it!

I love the touches of the changing of w's to v's to sound like a vampire, and of course the abundant onomotapeia. If you love Froggy, then you'll love this book! It is perfect to add to your collection of Halloween stories to read before going out!