Review by Booklist Review
It's another uproarious adventure in London's latest installment in the long-running, beloved Froggy series. A trip to the library is so exciting that Froggy almost walks out the door in his pj's. Thankfully, his mom makes sure he gets a hearty breakfast before they set out, wheelbarrow in hand, since Froggy is getting tons of books! Absorbed in the books he finds, Froggy gets in trouble with the librarian when he acts out his favorite stories in the reading room. But that's nothing compared to what he does at storytime. Once again, London combines familiar kid behavior with a pinch of exaggeration and lots of humor to create hilarious and unexpected situations. The classic Froggy hallmarks are all here: alliteration, rhyming, whimsical onomatopoeia, and the singsongy call of Frrooggyy! signifying that the lovable amphibian is about to get into trouble. Remkiewicz's brightly colored, cartoonish scenes, which depict lots of bouncy action, are a great complement for London's energetic text and irrepressible character. A natural fit for a fun library storytime.--Lock, Anita Copyright 2016 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Froggy is super excited to go to the public library and bring home some amazing books. While there, he is a little overly boisterous and gets reprimanded by Miss Otterbottom to use his indoor voice, not to stand on the furniture, and to act politely. Then, there is a storytime, and though Froggy thinks it is for babies, he eventually gets engaged in the story and, in his involvement, causes a big disruption. The librarian ends up incorporating his disruption into her storytime, and after it's over, they have a nice interaction. This is a typical Froggy book-Froggy goes into a situation, he makes some mistakes, he makes some observations, and everything is fine in the end. Portrayals of the library model how both how kids are expected to act in the library and how caring library staff make exceptions when rules are broken. There is no shushing, only gentle reminders. In the end, Froggy takes out a ton of books. The cartoon illustrations are typical for the series, colorful and consistent throughout. VERDICT A good story about visiting the public library and a solid addition to the "Froggy" series.-Heather Massa, East Rockaway Public Library, NY © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
In his excitement to choose and read new books during a library visit, Froggy misbehaves and gets scolded by the librarian. This twenty-fifth adventure is fairly uninspired (he eventually wins over the librarian during storytime) and the art somewhat pedestrian. Still, readers will appreciate the book's humor (it's "so quiet you could hear a fly burp"), Froggy's infectious enthusiasm, and all the onomatopoeia. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Having eaten out, played T-ball, and, of course, gotten dressed in previous books, Froggy finally visits the library in his 25th outing. "FRROOGGYY!" his mother yodels. Today is library day. Froggy jumps out of bed and, "zip! zoop! zup! zut! zut! zut! zat!"he's dressed and ready to go. The expedition is punctuated by typical Froggy mishaps: he drops all his books, fails to use his indoor voice, stands on the table, and so on. With each infraction, the unnervingly fanged librarian, Miss Otterbottom, chides him. At first spurning storytime as "for babies," he of course is lured over to the story circle, where he is so excited by her "rhymes and songs" he becomes disruptive. Miss Otterbottom glaresand then decides that she can't beat him so she'd better join him and leads all the children in wiggly high jinks. It's all standard stuff, complete with much flopping and silly refrains for audience participation. Remkiewicz makes a serious misstep in continuing to depict Miss Otterbottom with an open book in her lap even as the text indicates that she's moved on to fingerplays. This will confuse regular storytimers, who are not accustomed to seeing librarians abandon their books halfway through to accommodate disruptive children. The only surprise this Froggy outing offers is the librarian's peculiar behaviormaybe it's time for Froggy to stay in bed. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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