Welcome back to Perfect Picture Book Friday, Everyone!
After a summer of not reviewing, I have so many books I want to share that it’s hard to choose just one! But I opted for one that had a connection to school since a lot of us are pretty focused on that this week! I hope you like it, too! 🙂
Title: No Frogs In School
Written By: A. LaFaye
Illustrated By: Eglantine Ceulemans
Sterling Children’s Books, August 2018, fiction
Suitable For Ages: 4-7
Themes/Topics: pets, following rules, school
Opening: “Bartholomew Botts loved pets. Hoppy pets, hairy pets, and scaly pets.He loved them all so much that he couldn’t go to school without one.”
Brief Synopsis: Bartholomew Botts loves his pets so much that he wants to bring one to school. But his teacher, Mr. Patanoose, has a whole lot of rules about what’s allowed in school! Is there a way to follow the rules and still have a pet in school?
Links To Resources: make your own jumping frog (easy video tutorial); Frog Activities And Fun Ideas For Kids (crafts, games, recipes, etc.)
Why I Like This Book: Bartholomew is endearing, and his love for his pets is so genuine and relatable! Who among us hasn’t wanted to bring a pet to school at least once? I love that Bartholomew doesn’t limit his choice of pet to cute and furry. Yes, he has a hamster, but he also has a frog and a salamander and a snake…among others :)… and he loves and appreciates them all. I love how earnestly he tries to respect his teacher’s rules while still trying to find a way for his pets to accompany him. And I love the clever solution he engineers at the end 🙂 The illustrations are lively and fun, and kids will have a great time finding all the animals on every page.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do 🙂
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Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!!! 🙂
Susanna Leonard Hill 
Nice to see you back, Susanna! This frog book looks like a great one for back to school!
Yay! PPBF is back. Hi Susanna hope you enjoyed your summer break. I’m looking forward to our summer now that spring has finally come. This story you have shared is great for kids starting school. Kids here would probably bring, Frogs, slugs, worms, spiders and wetas. 🙂
Welcome back, Susanna! Great choice for back-to-school week. I actually kicked off a new day/new Perfect Pairing post earlier this week with two school books: Adventures to School & All are Welcome. Despite the steamy weather – it feels like fall!
So happy to see you back, Susanna! Perfect choice for the beginning of the school year. Saw a copy of this book and just loved the story! I loved the humor and the child’s bravery. Who hasn’t tried to sneak something to school. Great review!
I’m enjoying your review todayJeannie Furlong
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Hurray for Perfect Picture Book Friday! And I love this book!
yay! we’re back in school – er, I mean PPBF! I love your review of No Frogs in School – and can’t wait to read it. Will hop on down to the libr-ribbit-ary to get a copy.
This looks like a really cute book. It reminds me that I happen to have a couple frogs that keep getting into my mailbox. I’m not sure if they are coming or going!!
This is hillarious!! There’s a story there! Frog mail…I love it.
THIS makes me “hoppy” because it looks SO so cute. Thanks for the fun pick and welcome back to PPBF; yay!
Welcome back! Great choice for back to school. Hopping to blogs to read reviews!
That looks like such a fun book!
And glad the PPBF is back:)
Great to have PPBF – and you – back, Susanna! I follow the illustrator on Instagram, but didn’t know she had books available here already! Looks so fun!
Mom’s old classroom had LOTS of pets – frogs included – after they grew from tadpoles. Bartholomew would work out fine in there…. Of course, feeding the frogs could be an issue. Once when a cricket got loose, Mom wanted to quit her job and burn down the school. The janitor caught it and saved the school! Whew!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
This book is just delightful! Glad PPBF is back! Hope you had a wonderful summer!