Review by Booklist Review
Ages 3-6. It's his parents' anniversary, and Froggy and the folks are headed to a fancy restaurant to celebrate. First, though, Froggy has to wash and dress, creating plenty of comedy. At the restaurant, Froggy has trouble sitting still and minding his manners, and when Frogilina appears at a neighboring table, he loses control altogether, launching spaghetti, candles, and flowers into the air. But Froggy's good-natured parents know how to make things right; they all hop to the "fast flies place" for a fun, quick dinner. Sprinkled with wonderful sound effects, the text is well paced for read-alouds, and the bright, cartoonlike drawings nicely illustrate Froggy's irrepressible energy. Froggy fans old and new will relate to this universal situation. Gillian Engberg
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Fans of Froggy will welcome Froggy Eats Out by Jonathan London, illus. by Frank Remkiewicz, featuring the hero in bow tie, suspenders and spats sized to fit his webbed feet. "Be neat, be quiet, and don't put your feet on the table," reminds Froggy's mom as he enters a fancy restaurant with his parents. This is not easy for Froggy, especially when he notices Frogilina at a nearby table. (Viking, $15.99 32p ages 2-7 ISBN 0-670-89686-1; May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Froggy flip-flops through another affable adventure as he joins his parents for their anniversary dinner at a fancy restaurant. Used to fast-food joints, he must wash and dress up. He must behave. However, the little frog cannot control himself. Mayhem ensues, and the family ends up eating burgers and flies at Speedy's fast-food restaurant. Full of onomatopoeia, the language is fast paced and fun. Remkiewicz's drawings bring the lovable protagonist and his world to brightly colored light. An excellent contribution to the "Froggy" canon.-Kate McLean, DeKalb County Public Library, Tucker, GA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
When Froggy goes out to a fancy restaurant with his parents, he is reminded to behave: Be neat, be quiet, and don't put your feet on the table. But the irrepressible green guy can't help fidgeting, hopping around, or ending up on the floor with spaghetti and fly sauce on his head. Though a bit episodic, this humorous story full of sound effects ([cf2]slurp[cf1])--along with bold-colored, goofy cartoon illustrations--will please Froggy fans. From HORN BOOK Fall 2001, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
The latest Froggy from London is as much fun as its predecessors to read aloud, with all its zips, zwits, and zoops. In this episode, Froggy is going to a fancy restaurant with his parents to celebrate their anniversary. First he must get dressed in his best duds (thats where all those zips and zoops come in). Then its off to Chez Yum, a swanky spot where his mother cautions him to be neat, be quiet, and dont put your feet on the table. Of course, Froggy being Froggy, thats like asking the wind to stop rustling the leaves. He licks salt off his hand, bangs spoons on the table, sucks on sugar cubes, plucks the petals off the flowers in the vase on his table. But really, like, wheres the food already? And when it finally arrives, shortly after Froggy has broken into a low-blood-sugar-inspired bit of soft shoe across the restaurant floor, he catches the eye of a pretty young frog friend and proceeds to drag the tablecloth, food and all, off the table and onto his head. Well, there you are: One doesnt have to espouse fast-food establishments to caution that a fancy restaurant might not be the place to take a hungry kid, even if that kid likes raw flies best of all. Splat! Ssllluuuurrrrpppp! Bonk! its impossible not to like Froggy, though you may not want to take him home. (Picture book. 2-6)
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