When I set out to read This is Frog, I discovered that it isn't the kind of book to read on a device. Maybe someday it will be programmed to work digitally, but it isn't in this version. Upon finishing it I decided to see if I could find out anything more about the book on the internet. I was hoping to see what the inside looked like for real.
What I found was a youtube video showing the same book published a couple of years earlier in Britain by Caterpillar Books.
I appreciated seeing just how much fun this book could be.
Frog (his full name is Tree Frog) is a charming little character. Of course, I might be just a tad biased on account of being predisposed towards Frogs and Toads in all their iterations. He's just one of the many animals in this series by Harriet Evans and Jacqui Lee. Evan's wrote about three different creatures: Frog, Owl and Crab. The texts are based on her interest in and research on the different little beings. Not only are the books entertaining, we learn stuff too!
Readers interact with the book in numerous ways. Shake the book to help Frog jump up and down. Follow him by running fingers up the page. Blow flies towards him and then stick out your tongue to help Frog remember how to eat them. There are flaps to turn and flip and lots more fun to be had.
Jacqui Lee's whimsical illustrations are sure to make you smile. She created them using gouache paint. Because it is an interactive book, the many elements were painted separately and put together in different layers in photoshop.
The books in this series will make wonderful gifts for my two youngest grandbabies. The older siblings will probably like them too.
You can find out more about this book here:
Other books in this series include:
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