Frog and Toad All Year
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| Author | Arnold Lobel |
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| Illustrator | Lobel |
| Country | United States |
| Series | Frog and Toad |
| Subject | Friendship |
| Genre | Children's picture book, short story collection |
| Publisher | Harper & Row (I Can Read) |
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Publication date
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August 1, 1976 |
| Pages | 64 pp. |
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| OCLC | 873644795 |
| LC Class | PZ7.L7795 Fq3 |
| Preceded by | Frog and Toad Together |
| Followed by | Days with Frog and Toad |
Frog and Toad All Year is an American picture book written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel, published by Harper & Row in 1976. It is the third book in the Frog and Toad series, whose four books completed by Lobel comprise five easy-to-read short stories each.
The two friends, Frog and Toad, are portrayed by the author with human-like personalities and amphibian appearance. The situations in which they find themselves are a cross between the human and animal worlds. Along with Lobel's other Frog and Toad books, Frog and Toad All Year is valued by experts in children's literature for its portrayal of the value of friendship.
Friends Frog and Toad, who have quite different personalities, have adventures through the seasons, enjoying winter (Down the Hill), telling stories (The Corner), eating ice cream (Ice Cream), raking leaves (The Surprise), and celebrating Christmas (Christmas Eve.)
The book has been adapted as a musical, written by Willie and Robert Reale and entitled A Year with Frog and Toad, opened on Broadway, and was also performed by the Second Story Repertory, by Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, and by the Chicago Children's Theatre, among others. The stories have also been produced as an audio book.
Educational materials have been developed to accompany Frog and Toad All Year.
Frog and Toad All Year won a Christopher Award in 1977. It is listed in the New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children.
Frog and Toad All Year (1976) "We miss some of the resonant psychological heft of this pair's previous experiences, but Frog and Toad can still transform the most ordinary seasonal activities into celebrations."
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