Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulker, and Jonathan Lambert

Faulkner, Keith, and Jonathan Lambert. The wide-mouthed frog: a pop-up book. 1995. Reprint. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1996. 16 pages. Pop-up book. ISBN: 957-762-069-8. Ages 2 and up. No official website for author or illustrator.


Pop-up story of a curious wide-mouthed frog who likes to eat flies and decides to investigate what other animals enjoy eating. He meets a bird eating worms, a rat devouring cherries and other miscellaneous crumbs, and also an alligator not eating but with an appetite for wide-mouthed frogs. This frog thinks quickly and becomes a small-mouthed frog. The story ends with his big get away. 


This is a great book for a read aloud storytime. This pop-up book will excite children and motivate them to handle books... this one, however, does tear easily.

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