Froggy's First Kiss

This book approaches a lot of themes that are relavent to many differnet ages. Each of us take a step towards romance great with all ages.

I really thought this book was pretty awful. I feel like it's a book meant for younger kids, but the theme is meant for slightly older children who wouldn't really be interested in this book. The only redeeming factor is that it shows that he knows the value of his mother when he gives her his best

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Valentine's card.

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Genre: This is a fantasy because the story, setting and events are made to be believable and the fantasy remains consistent throughout the book, however frogs cannot really converse or give Valentines. Froggy meets a new girl at school and she gives him parts of her lunches and he always stares at

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her. He even makes her a Valentine, but she kisses him and everyone teases him so he ends up giving the Valentine to his mom.

Rating: 4

Media: crayon

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Summary:
Froggy has a hard time paying attention in school, especially when he realizes how pretty his classmate Frogilina is. They eat lunch together and she always gives him some of her lunch, but throughout the story he gets hurt several times from staring at her beauty. In their class, they make

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homemade valentines and Froggy writes an, “I love you” on his. He was going to give it to Frogilina, until she kisses him and embarrassed, he just gives the valentine to his mom who gives him lots of candy kisses.

Personal Reaction:
I thought this story was adorable! I have always loved Valentine’s Day, and I think this a perfect day to read to students around Valentine’s Day! This book makes me think back on how when I was in Elementary school, I always had these boys crushes and I would play with them on the playground at recess though I never kissed any of them like Frogilina did Froggy.

Extension Ideas:
1) Have the students make their own homemade valentines in class for someone that is special to them.
2) Have the students write it in their daily writing journal what they would have done if they were Froggy and Frogilina kissed them.

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A great read aloud for Valentine's Day.

I love Froggy. He’s goofy and silly and relishes new things, except perhaps his first kiss. This is a great read-a-loud to share on Valentine’s Day! The trick to any Froggy book is to read it with PASSION! Get into all the sounds effects! Let that "Ewww" reverberate off the walls! When the

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teacher yells for Froggy, you YELL OUT too, in the squeakiest old-teacher voice you can muster! So what if you’re in a library (yes, this coming from a Children’s Librarian)! Books are meant to be enjoyed and if you are to teach that to a young child, then you need to SHOW that you find enjoyment too! Dive into the book with reckless abandon and the kids will love it; and you’ll be surprised to learn that they don’t care if you mess up on a word or don’t pronounce something just right; they simply delight in the moment shared.

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This book follows one of my favorite children’s book characters, Froggy, as he experiences his first kiss on valentines day during his class. One of the reasons I love this book is because it’s so cute. It is a perfect description of the innocence of childhood “love,” and reminds me of

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valentines day at my elementary school. Another reason I like this book is because Froggy, the main character, is so relatable. He has a wild imagination and is easily distracted, something that isn’t really understood by his teacher, who continuously yells “FROGGYYYYY!” whenever he does something “wrong.” A lot of kids, including me, can relate to Froggy, a fact that makes the book all the more enjoyable. The main idea of this book is simple and meaningful- love at first sight isn’t always true love!

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