Froggy Gets Dressed - Winter Picture Book

Froggy Gets Dressed
By Jonathan London
Illustrated By Frank Remkiewicz
(Scholastic Inc., 1999)

Boys and girls love Froggy!

Froggy wakes up from a good sleep to see snow falling outside. Of course, being Froggy, he wants to go out and play in the winter white flakes. Even after his mother reminds him that frogs need to sleep all winter, Froggy struggles on with his clothes. The fun comes when his mother calls him back inside to put on missing clothing items. The very last piece will draw howls of laughter.

Once I have read Froggy Gets Dressed to a group of children, they always remember the cadence of the story and the funny ending. And they immediately begin to dress up and reenact Froggy.

KID KANDY:

The best fun thing to do after reading Froggy Gets Dressed is to play dress up.

Arrange quilts and pillows on the floor for beds. Dig out the winter clothes (or retrieve them from the drying rack). Choose who gets to be Froggy the first time around. Or better yet, everyone can be Froggy. Let the mom or dad of the family be the one who calls, "Frrroooggggyyyyyy!"

Angie Quantrell loves picture books that have kid humor in them. Talking animals just add to the fun.