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This is a special book. As the negative reviews have expressed, it is not the "goofy" book that we have come to expect from Willems. It deals with death and loss of a dear friend. Having just lost my father, I have a tough time getting through it without choking up. For my young daughter who just lost her grandfather, all she knows is that he was there, and now he is not. The beautiful illustrations and childlike qualities of the dog make this an important book for children who have lost a family member or even a beloved pet, as well as for any other child who inevitably will lose someone special to them eventually. I am a believer in teaching our children about the ways of the world, in a gentle, caring way. This book is a beautiful example of how to do this.
This is a wonderful book. I'm a sucker for the emotional richness of Muth's artwork, and it gives the simple story the breadth that it needs to allow children (and parents) to discover a wealth of ripples there. Among the themes present (which not all reviewers seem to have given credence):
1. Very different people can be friends.
2. In the process of being friends, they teach each other about their different worlds, and maybe even create a new one together.
3. People that we love sometimes leave us (and it's nice here that we don't overtly know whether the frog died, hibernated, or moved on, because loved ones leave in a wide variety of ways that may have nothing to do with us). It's also nice that they do the remembering part in the fall, as this will resonate with how many young people interact with their elderly relatives.
4. We miss the people who we've lost, but they leave their imprint on us (that froggy grin).
5. Life goes on. I totally disagree with those who think that this means that the message is "friends are disposable" -- quite the opposite, dog spends a whole season in mourning, and is still sad when spring arrives. But then he takes what he learned from frog and applies it to the trip back to point 1, making a new friend with the possibility of new discoveries.
Anyway, none of this stuff hits you over the head, but all the sensations are there in the delicate lighting of the watercolors. My 2.5-year-old and I have enjoyed reading it very much, and I expect that we will enjoy it in ever-changing ways as she gets older. That's a rarity.
This feels like a collaboration of two great artists, like when Yoyo Ma does albums with Indian tabla players and the like -- they each recognized the power of what the other was doing, and imagined that a combination might allow good things to happen. I have no idea whether that's actually how this book came to be, but I hope so -- it certainly worked!!
I'm a huge fan of Jon J. Muth and Mo Willems...so this book seemed like an obvious choice to add to my children's home library. I bought it without having a clue as to the premise of the story. I just assumed I'd like it...and so I did. As did my two girls.
The story itself -- about the friendship between two unlikely individuals -- is simple, even sparse at times. A few pages don't have any words at all, some only have one. But it's jam-packed with all sorts of good stuff (the nature of friendship, loss, grief, acceptance, the passage of the seasons and time, the overarching cycle of life) and is a great way to initiate deeper discussions between parents and children. When I first read this to my then four-year old, she was particularly curious about what happened to frog -- where did he go? why didn't he come back? -- and we explored the possibilities. The next time we read it, we talked about how the scene changed with the seasons. The book was such a hit in our home that we eventually donated a new copy to our preschool where it has become a much cherished story.
The illustrations are pure Muth -- realistic yet whimsical. Dog and frog are incredibly expressive and the natural settings around them are a lovely compliment to the story.
For parents or teachers who want to introduce some deeper topics to young children (without freaking them out too much), give this book a try.
We fell in love with Mo Williems through Gerald and Piggy but this book is quite different. A story of a dog and frog duo learning from one another. Dog visits every season and one season, frog is no longer there, but the following season dog makes a new friend.
Does my 3 year old ask what happened to frog? Yes, of course. What do I tell her? Well, for now, he's moved (like a friend at school did). In the future, we could use the storyline to help cope with a death. We also use the book to learn about seasons, as well as talking about what we can teach our friends and what we can learn from our friends.
Warning - I get choked up when I read this book! It's so meaningful in a variety of ways!
I highly recommend this book for your own child or as a gift.
This sweet picture book tells the story of a friendship between a frog and a dog, and of its end when the frog fails to reappear after a long winter. The dog is sad, but then takes a lesson from the frog and seeks new friendship with a chipmunk.
The watercolors are lovely and emotionally evocative, and the text is spare but both lyrical and moving. It gently addresses the idea of loss without emphasizing sadness, and it presents a model of resilience and happy remembrance. I was initially worried that my daughter would be distressed that the frog disappears, but instead she finds the dog's "froggy smile" hilarious, and seems content with the ending, in which the dog befriends a chipmunk.
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