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The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone

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I got this book to have on hand when my three year old niece came for a visit this past weekend. Before I picked it up and actually read it, I was worried that it might be scary for her, because of the cover illustration.

After reading the story (while standing in the store), I realized that it was not a scary book at all. I figured that she might like it, so I bought it.

I figured wrong. She didn't just like it; she *LOVED* it. I ended up having to read it to her SEVENTEEN times over the space of the weekend visit. She walked around the house, saying, "Frog Belly Rat Bone, One, Two, Three," all weekend.

The illustrations in the book are delightful and richly detailed. The artist's use of color, the charm of the story, and the detailing of the cover make this book a pleasure to read to a child (even SEVENTEEN times). And her mom was pleased with the points it very gently makes about persistance and forgiving people when they've made mistakes.

This one's a winner, and I suspect, destined to be a classic.

I have never written a review for a book before, regardless of how much I loved it, and yet I feel compelled to let everyone know that I absolutely love this one. I picked it up because of the colorful and creative illustrations and found not only were the pictures great, but the story was the perfect combination of fun, sweetness, and a little bit of life's lessons that are worth learning. My three-year old son loves this book as well and I never find myself tiring of reading it to him.

Intriqued by the illustration, I bought this book for my 4 yr. old son. I am not sure who loves it more.
Richly illustrated, this book wraps itself around you and draws you in to a wondrous world.
The story is engaging and not 'written down'. A great opportunity for vocabulary expanding. Many teaching moments and a great way to introduce a child to gardening.
Most importantly, my son loves it and Frog Belly!

The story is sweet, but the illustrations are really what make this book such a winner. Vaguely Tim Burton-ish, they're so stylistically appealing that anybody short of a total Scrooge would have to love this book upon leafing through it.

I read this on a slow day when I worked in a bookshoppe, and I was so utterly charmed that I bought a copy for my then-boyfriend's three-year-old son. He never received that book; it turned out I was too in love with it to give it away, so I bought a second copy for him. He and his dad adored it.

I then proceeded to recommend it to virtually every parent/godmother/uncle/etc. who came into the shoppe looking for a children's book, and at least five of them came back to say how much they/their child enjoy it.

This is one of those rare children's books that kids request to be read over and over again, and makes adults smile that goofy "I've just been floored by a children's book" smile. In the same class as Stellaluna for sweetness and all-ages enjoyment.

I picked this up one day when I was wasting time at a book store purely because I thought it looked interesting. When I got it home I stuck it on the shelf and completly forgot about it. Then one day my three year old found it, and asked me to read it to him. That was about 3 months ago and we've read it almost every night. It's gotten to the point that I'll screw up the story just so my son can correct me. He's memorized every word.

The story is fun, in an odd way, and the illustrations are a welcome break from the sickingly saccharine illustrations most children's books are saturated with.

I wish Mr. Ering would publish another story soon, I'm getting tired of reading this book over and over...of course my son doesn't seem like he will ever tire of it.

Absolutely amazing in its story and creativity. My girls love this book. We ordered this for the local library so everyone could enjoy. My three year old has really bonded with frog belly and chants the funny saying. This is a simple but beautiful story.

The artwork is incomparable. Really, that alone is reason enough to buy the book. It's not your typical cutesie kids' book pictures, but something much more. I pulled out my newly arrived copy to show my sister, who paints (and sells) some pieces in a local gallery, and she paged through it again and again. The artwork has that much depth. And the story is very good too, making the book well worth buying. I'm sure I'll be back to look for more from this author/illustrator.

I had heard of this book from a friend, and thank goodness I did. The book is not only fun for my almost 5 year old, but is fun for an adult too. The story line flows for easy reading with funny parts, and lessens to be learned. Take time to look at each drawing, every time you look you see something new. As a parent I always look for books with a good vocabulary and this book meets that and then some. I give Frog bell rat bone 5 Stars. It is truly one of the wondrous riches to our book collection.

Connie

This is an amazing story book. My children and I love it. Not only is it a wonderful story, but the illustrations are amazing. Not the usual storybook 'bright and cheery loveliness', this book takes illustrations to a whole other level.

I am a pre-school teacher. I read this book to my class of 3 and 4 year olds. They absolutely loved it. I have read many books to my classes and never have I seen a response out of them like I have with this book. They were still talking about it for days after. They would sit at the snack table chanting "Frog Belly Rat Bone! Frog Belly Rat Bone!" They thought it was hilarious. One of my students even dragged her father in the room a full two days later and made him look at the book. The father told me she had been talking about it non-stop. GREAT little story.