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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Huckleberry Finn has nothing on Billy when it comes to frog-jumping contests. Enticed by the grand prize of two tickets to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field, Billy plans to catch a whopper of a frog and enter it in the school contest. Best of all, Dad, who no longer lives with Billy and his mom, has promised to come over and help. Billy fights off tears when his unreliable dad just never shows up. But Mom, Grandma and Grandpa make sure Billy has a frog adventure to remember. Bunting's (Smoky Night; Summer Wheels) easy-flowing dialogue and realistic situations give this picture book/chapter book both depth and heart. She leads readers to experience disappointment, excitement and joy right along with Billy as he moves through a particularly emotional day. The story, broken into nine brief chapters, is generously illustrated with Medlock's (Extra Innings: Baseball Poems) slightly impressionistic oil paintings, which feature familiar scenes of home and classroom as well as an arresting sequence showing Billy and Mom's nocturnal trip to the frog pond. The combination of ample art and plentiful dollops of text is just right for early- and beginning readers, especially those who may enjoy an alternative to the many paperback series aimed at them. Ages 6-10.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4-In a sensitive and honest story, Bunting captures the heartache of a child whose parent doesn't follow through on a promised excursion. Billy lives with his mother and grandparents, but his father has arranged to take him to catch a frog for his class' frog-jumping competition. When his father fails to show up and the expedition is threatened, his understanding mom and grandparents step in and help the boy learn that his life is really "very good the way it is," although his dad's presence would have enhanced the occasion. The author does an excellent job of presenting a realistic situation and its resolution in straightforward yet eloquent prose. Medlock's bright oil illustrations appear on almost every page, adroitly mirroring the child's emotions and the contest events. This is an early chapter book, but its subject matter will appeal to slightly older readers as well.
Judith Constantinides, East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
See all Editorial Reviews
Huckleberry Finn has nothing on Billy when it comes to frog-jumping contests. Enticed by the grand prize of two tickets to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field, Billy plans to catch a whopper of a frog and enter it in the school contest. Best of all, Dad, who no longer lives with Billy and his mom, has promised to come over and help. Billy fights off tears when his unreliable dad just never shows up. But Mom, Grandma and Grandpa make sure Billy has a frog adventure to remember. Bunting's (Smoky Night; Summer Wheels) easy-flowing dialogue and realistic situations give this picture book/chapter book both depth and heart. She leads readers to experience disappointment, excitement and joy right along with Billy as he moves through a particularly emotional day. The story, broken into nine brief chapters, is generously illustrated with Medlock's (Extra Innings: Baseball Poems) slightly impressionistic oil paintings, which feature familiar scenes of home and classroom as well as an arresting sequence showing Billy and Mom's nocturnal trip to the frog pond. The combination of ample art and plentiful dollops of text is just right for early- and beginning readers, especially those who may enjoy an alternative to the many paperback series aimed at them. Ages 6-10.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4-In a sensitive and honest story, Bunting captures the heartache of a child whose parent doesn't follow through on a promised excursion. Billy lives with his mother and grandparents, but his father has arranged to take him to catch a frog for his class' frog-jumping competition. When his father fails to show up and the expedition is threatened, his understanding mom and grandparents step in and help the boy learn that his life is really "very good the way it is," although his dad's presence would have enhanced the occasion. The author does an excellent job of presenting a realistic situation and its resolution in straightforward yet eloquent prose. Medlock's bright oil illustrations appear on almost every page, adroitly mirroring the child's emotions and the contest events. This is an early chapter book, but its subject matter will appeal to slightly older readers as well.
Judith Constantinides, East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
See all Editorial Reviews
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