Leap Back Home to Me

by Lauren Thompson

Other authorsMatthew Cordell (Illustrator)
Paperback, 2011

Status

Available

Call number

495

Description

A little frog makes increasingly bold leaps out into the world, and then comes back to his mother after each excursion.

Collection

Publication

Margaret K. McElderry Books (2011), Edition: Illustrated, 32 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member debnance
A mama frog sings a leap frog song to her little frog son, encouraging him to leap all over the place, over the creek and the hilltop and even the sun and stars, but then reminding him to return home to her.

The illustrations show a little green frog leaping over things, while mama sits home,
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quietly awaiting the return of her son. Wish mama would leap herself now and then, but a lovely and comforting book for a child.

“Leap frog over the owl’s nest.
Leap frog over the trees.
Leap frogover the rocky hilltop,
then leap back home to me!”
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LibraryThing member jtabb0709
Very cute story. Being a mom, it made me think of my son. It's about a little frog and the mother. The mother is saying to leap all over these different places, but then to always leap back home to her. It is a predictable text that I think kids would really enjoy. I would love to make this one of
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my night time books for my little son.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

32 p.; 10 x 8 inches

ISBN

1416906649 / 9781416906643

Barcode

11881
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