Too Many Frogs

by Sandy Asher

Other authorsKeith Graves (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

J2M.1904

Publication

Philomel Books (Penguin)

Description

Rabbit's comfortable nightly routine is disturbed by exuberant Froggie, who settles in for a snack and a story without being invited.

Description

Rabbit lives alone. He cooks for himself, cleans up for himself, and at the end of the day, reads himself a story. It's a simple life, and he likes it. But one evening, Froggie shows up at his door. He wants to listen to Rabbit's story, too. While eating a snack-or three. While lounging on a pillow-or ten. And bringing over his family-dozens and dozens of frogs! Rabbit has finally had enough; Froggie will have to go! But when he sits down alone to read himself a story, Rabbit realizes something is missing: someone to listen; someone to share a wonderful story.
Keith Graves' boisterous, humor-filled artwork lends just the right touch to this multilayered tale that celebrates the joy of reading aloud.

Collection

Juvenile

Barcode

5013

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

32 p.; 10.25 inches

ISBN

0399239782 / 9780399239786

Lexile

500L

User reviews

LibraryThing member JennBarnard

Rabbit is someone who likes life "Just as it is" with no surprises. He does things the same way every evening, and likes his routine, especially reading his books o himself. Until one Stormy evening Froggie appears and changes up Rabbit's life and insists on making himself comfprtable to listen to

Rabbit's stories! Too much Fuss! Too much Clutter! Too much....but Rabbit comes to realize after sending froggie and his family away one day, that he really enjoyed his new friend, and his new way of appreciating other things. It is a great book to learn acceptance, change and the differences inone another and still be friends.

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LibraryThing member anncampbell

I am not sure if this would have been a book that I would have chosen. My six year old daugher picked it out at the library. The main characters are a frog and a rabbit. While the frog depiction is fine, I do not find the rabbit character that appealing. The rabbit is an odd blue color and is not

that visually appealing to me. I do like the story though and what it is trying to teach a child. The rabbit who lives by himself does not want any fuss, clutter, and is a creature of habit. Every day the rabbit has the routine in his life until one day frog knocks on his door and invites himself into rabbits home. Rabbit is too polite to refuse frog. Over a series of nights frog comes to the door to listen to rabbit tell a story. Frog proceeds to make himself comforable in rabbits home. Rabbits life and home are turned upside down by frog. In the end rabbit and frog resolve the conflict.

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LibraryThing member setonhansen

This book is about a rabbit who reads himself a story every night. During a storm frog comes over to listen. From then on he comes over every night just before the rabbit begins his story. the frog makes himself at home until the rabbit has had enough. The frog waits outside with his family to

apologize for being rude and the rabbit asks them all to join him for his story.

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LibraryThing member natasha.bevis

This is an excellent example of Modern Fantasy because the frogs and the rabbit are given distinct human personalities and character traits and are able to express that in the English language. The lives of the characters are also placed within a "home" that is similar to that of a human being

homes. The two main characters of the story are well developed, round, and overcome their difficulties. Asher does a good job in describing them to the readers.
Level: Primary

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LibraryThing member jackiee89

Summary: This book is about a rabbit that tries to read himself a book before he sleeps but can't because Frog always comes over. Frog comes over and makes himself comfortable before Rabbit can say no. Frog eventually tells his family about all the stories he has heard and brings them over to

Rabbits house but Rabbit tells Frog that he was never OK with it. Rabbit then realized that he enjoyed Frogs company and wants his whole family to join while Rabbit tells them a story.

Personal: "Too Many Frogs!" is a very adorable book. My roommates and I enjoyed reading it alot!!

Classroom: This book is good to teach students about sharing and always remembering to ask permission to do or have something. It is also good to teach students about making friends. Frog never really asked Rabbit if he could stay and listen and make himself comfortable. He did at the end of the book and Rabbit enjoyed it.

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