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A Fine Time for Frogs!

Feeling a little froggy this April? Enjoy some amphibious reads for National Frog Month!

East Lansing Public Library

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  • Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends - Frog and Toad.
    BookNew York, Harper & Row 1970 — JE LOBEL
  • Frogs

    Awesome Amphibians

    Prince, Liz
    With their signature sounds, athletic tongues, and bulging eyes, there's a lot to love about frogs! But did you know that they soak up air and even liquid through their skin? Or that they use their eyes to swallow food? From tiny tadpoles…
    Graphic NovelNew York : First Second, 2023. — J GN SCIENCE
  • The coquí frogs sing to Elena from her family's beloved mango tree--their calls so familiar that they might as well be singing, "You are home, you are safe." But home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane threatens to destroy everything…
    BookNew York : Roaring Brook Press, 2022. — JP GONZALEZ
  • An up-close look at the behavior and habits of frogs.
    BookNew York : Beach Lane Books, [2020] — J 597.89 SAY
  • Piggie introduces her reluctant friend, Gerald the elephant, to the wonderful world of pretend.
    BookNew York : Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group, 2013 — JE WILLEMS
  • Looks at all kinds of frogs, from exotic species to the common greenish-brown specimens found in backyards, discussing their characteristics, life cycles, and habitats.
    BookSomerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2015. — JP JENKINS
  • A frog who yearns to be any animal that's cute and warm discovers that being wet, slimy, and full of bugs has its advantages.
    BookNew York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, [2015] — JP PETTY
  • After his friend, the tadpole, becomes a frog and leaves the pond to explore the world, a little fish decides that maybe he should not remain in the pond either.
    BookNew York : Random House, 2015. — JE LIONNI
  • A cumulative tale in which a frog tries to catch a fly without getting caught itself.
    BookNew York : Greenwillow Books, c1981. — JP KALAN
  • Bro and Dude have very different ideas about how to spend the day at the beach. But as Bro continues to gasp and cheer as he reads his book (Moby Dick), Dude can't help but get curious. Before you can shout 'Surf's up!' both frogs are…
    BookNew York : North-South Books, 2015. — JP ALEXANDER
  • Three selfish frogs quarrel over who owns their pond and island, until a storm makes them value the benefits of sharing.
    BookNew York : Dragonfly Books, [1996] — JP LIONNI