The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Cooper, Susan

Frog

32 pp. | McElderry | June, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-689-84302-X $$17.00

(2) PS Illustrated by Jane Browne. "Little Joe couldn't swim....[He] just didn't get it." The boy finds the inspiration and gentle encouragement he needs when he rescues a frog trapped in his family's swimming pool. Little Joe's involvement in Frog's small drama shifts the boy's focus off of himself and his imagined limitations. Both text and art are stripped down to the essentials, with short, simple sentences and uncomplicated, expressive paintings telling the story.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2002