"Frog hopped and hopped.
Toad was upset.
"Yeah, well, not even a princess's kiss could
turn you into a PRINCE!"
laughed Toad.
"All YOU'RE good for is a witch's potion!"
Frog shouted back. "And ... "
When they first meet over a disputed fly dinner, Frog and Toad decide there is no way they can be friends. Although they both love to eat flies, they have nothing else in common. Toad is convinced frogs are slimy; Frog describes Toad as dry and lumpy. Back and forth they go, yelling and complaining about the other, the fly dinner now forgotten.
Each has a quick retort to the other's observations. They cannot stop bickering. Reaching the swamp where their frog and toad friends are, the argument gets louder as insults are flung back and forth between the groups with disregard for other opinions. An ultimatum is voiced:
"Frog was ready to burst.
"THAT'S IT! IF YOU SAY
ONE MORE WORD ...""
As often happens when issuing such a threat and being challenged on it, Frog has no words left. A mud fight ensues. The result of their ruckus is a visit from an irritated swamp denizen whose plan is to eat each troublemaker. His observation about both frogs and toads brings a change in attitude ... since it seems they are related.
The surprise ending is sure to result in a chorus that calls for reading it AGAIN!
Full of light-hearted humor and delightful dialogue, and accompanied by bright, cartoon-like digital artwork, Ben Mantle has created a book that is read-out-loud memorable. The drama, the onomatopoeia, the surroundings combine to keep listeners invested in all that is happening on each spread.
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