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Summary: Maybe not such a good message to send to your kids.
Review: A good story with nice illustrations, but the message it sends is not necessarily a good one to teach little kids when it comes to manners and listening to mom and dad.Froggy goes to a fancy restaurant with his parents on their anniversary, and he is not on his best behavior! He fidgeted, shook the salt shaker, flipped silverware, and ran around the restaurant. When his spaghetti arrived, he began slurping it noisily. That's when he's seen by Frogilina, the pretty girl frog. Froggy is so discombobulated by seeing her that he accidentally pulls the tablecloth and upsets the spaghetti onto himelf, causing further embarrassment. Froggy's parents then basically say "Oh well," and take him to a burger joint instead. To me, the book sends mixed messages. On the one hand, it seems the author is saying that it's okay to be a kid. But on the other hand, it seems that Froggy gets away with bad behavior, not only without any repercussions, but he even gets a reward! For a funny story with a good message, I recommend Big Bad Bunny by Alan Durant and Guy Parker-Rees.
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Summary: misspelling
Review: Did anyone else notice the typo in the book? Look for the word "hungry" about halfway through. We've enjoyed the Froggy series, but this is a disappointment.
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Summary: I Love This Book
Review: I have a lot of Froggy books. I love reading them. They are all very funny. In this book Froggy's parents think he can go out to eat and be behaved, until the food takes a long time to come. Then he starts to hop around the restaurant saying," Be quiet, be neat." You will have to buy it to see what happens in the end. This is a great book to read anytime and anywhere.
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Summary: A Cute Book
Review: I read this to my kindergarden students who loved it. The book is a consciousness raising story for children about how to behave in a restaurant. From an adult perspective the author should have had the parents say at the end, "Froggy, we should have realized that you are not grown up enough for a fancy restaurant," since it was a mistake to take him; the ending would have made better sense. While none of the students said they thought Froggy was being rewarded for his bad behavior with a trip to "Burger and Flies", it looked that way to me.
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Summary: Great book for 3-year olds
Review: My 3-1/2 year old loves this book, and it is certainly an amusing tale. However, I don't recommend it as a tool to help teach children acceptable table manners. There are no consequences to Froggy's poor table manners; indeed, after destroying a fancy restaurant, he is rewarded with "burgers and flies."
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Summary: No Consequences
Review: My 3-1/2 year old loves this book, and it is certainly an amusing tale. However, I don't recommend it as a tool to help teach children acceptable table manners. There are no consequences to Froggy's poor table manners; indeed, after destroying a fancy restaurant, he is rewarded with "burgers and flies."
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Summary: Awww
Review: This book is so darn cute. Kids probably love them, and if I were still a youngin' I would like these books.
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Summary: My 2-year old loves this book!
Review: This story tells the tale of the considerable agony that children go through when eating at a fancy restaurant. While it is true that Froggy misbehaved, it's not true that he wasn't punished. He unknowingly punished himself by enduring the humiliation of his actions in front of Frogilina. This is a brightly colored and captivating book, my 2-year old loves it.
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Summary: FROGGY! We love you!
Review: What can I say? I first found out about the Froggy books when I was substituting in the local elementary school Media Center. I saw how raptly the children listened and how they all ran up afterwards to try to check the book out for themselves. Since that time I have bought most of the series to read to my granddaughter, Emily, who loves them. She especially loves the part where one of the characters calls out "F-R-O-G-G-Y!!". Each time I finish reading one of these books, Emily immediately says "Again." That's enough for me!
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