Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad Books
Categories: Award Winners , Rediscoveries , Staff Picks , Children's Books
My one-year-old daughter’s favorite toy is a frog that attached to her infant car seat when she was a baby. She lost it, so her grandmother bought another one. We found the first one again, so now she has two. Sometimes she will hold one in each hand in her crib at night, so I decided to read her a chapter from each of the Frog and Toad books by author/illustrator Arnold Lobel before she goes to bed.
Last night we began with the story “The Letter” in Frog and Toad Are Friends (1970), the first title in the Frog and Toad series and a Caldecott Medal Honor Book. Toad is sad because he never receives any mail, so Frog sends him a letter to cheer him up. Lobel’s simple text and charming illustrations in soft greens and browns capture all the emotions of true friendship.
I’m looking forward to reading more of their adventures this evening, but these stories are perfect chapter books for beginning readers, too! And don’t forget to also check out:
- Frog and Toad Together (1972)
- Frog and Toad All Year (1976)
- Days With Frog and Toad (1979)
