Title: Frog and Toad Together
Author: Arnold Lobel (also illustrator)
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Genre: Children's fiction, fables
Age level: 6-8
Themes: Relationships with friends, making lists, beginning readers
Synopsis: The inseparable Frog and Toad are introduced to readers through five wonderfully silly adventures. Like an innocent Laurel and Hardy, the two amphibians show the true meaning of friendship, from list making to flower growing to dragon vanquishing. And when Toad bakes cookies one day, the two try to develop willpower together.
Synopsis: The inseparable Frog and Toad are introduced to readers through five wonderfully silly adventures. Like an innocent Laurel and Hardy, the two amphibians show the true meaning of friendship, from list making to flower growing to dragon vanquishing. And when Toad bakes cookies one day, the two try to develop willpower together.
About the author: Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables.
Pre-reading activities: As the students look at the pictures, they write down the things they see in the pictures and what they think is going on, and ask a question they would like answered by the picture. For example, a student could ask "Why did he write 'wake up' after he already woke up?"
Post-reading activities: At the end of the book, ask the students why they thought Frog and Toad made a list of what they wanted to do. Ask the students if they have ever made a to-do list and why they had to make a list.
Reflection: I read this book with my second graders during student teaching in a guided reading group. I hadn't been introduced to the Frog and Toad series before this, and I liked this book. I felt that I was able to connect the book to my previous experiences, and it was an extremely easy read.
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