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book_concierge's review against another edition
4.0
Based on an old traditional folk song, Ackerman tells the story of a frog who loved a mouse and was intent on marriage. This is a cooperative effort, with everyone bringing something to the celebration. Langstaff researched the tale back some 400 years to the original Scottish song, but relied most heavily on the version sung in various parts of America. The book includes the music notes at the end, so you can plunk it out on the piano (or guitar?) if you’ve never heard it sung.
Feodor Rojankovsky won a Caldecott medal for his illustrations. They are wonderfully detailed; even the tiniest flea is given a fully emotive depiction.
Feodor Rojankovsky won a Caldecott medal for his illustrations. They are wonderfully detailed; even the tiniest flea is given a fully emotive depiction.
shesnotthere's review against another edition
3.0
My grandfather used to sing this song to me as a kid. It was a good book, but it didn't keep my son's interest. It may have been my singing that he didn't like though!
sducharme's review against another edition
2.0
The song lyrics with colored pencil pictures. In my version several pictures are cut off at the top; for example, the old gray goose - anyone else have that problem?
kamckim's review against another edition
4.0
My kids and I really enjoyed this book. It's a compilation of many "Frog and Mouse" versions that have been handed down over the years, so there were some verses I was unfamiliar with from my childhood. They also use a different tune, which the writer claims in the one sung in Appalachia. The ballad itself was first written down in Scotland over 400 years ago and traveled to America with immigrants. The story is even older than that. It's interesting to find the history behind the silly songs we sing.
cstoeger's review against another edition
It's very interesting how one set of pages is set in color, and you turn the page to see the picture in black, white, and green.
a_manning11's review against another edition
4.0
You only have to look at the cover to see how beautiful this book is, and most will be familiar with the funny story of this particular frog. All that is left to add is that the bumble bee with the banjo ROCKS!
Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky.
Caldecot Medal 1956.
Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky.
Caldecot Medal 1956.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
Caldecott Award winning picture book to go along with the well known folk song. With pretty good art and some fairly positive showing of insects.
libraryrobin's review against another edition
2.0
I appreciate the fine illustrations, very detailed and well-crafted, but the text is antiquated and many of the terms ans situations ate too dated fireside appeal currently.