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Ann de Vries

Incredibly Good Book; Kindle Version Very Disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2017

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I bought Arnold Lobel's books in hardcover when they first came out. Our children adored the stories and illustrations and they wanted us to read them every night at bedtime. By following along as we read Lobel's and other "I Can Read" books, our children learned to read before they entered school. The stories are definitely designed to facilitate reading skills but they are also engaging, with a focus on friendship, love and behaviour. I cannot recommend these charming books enough.

Now for the negative comments: The Kindle versions are extremely disappointing; the font and illustrations are quite small. One can double tap and increase the font size a little bit, in small sections. This doesn't allow for reading to a child while smoothly running a finger under the words being read, as it would if all of the text on a page was enlarged at once. Running a finger under the text is a significant step in teaching a child to read while using "I Can Read" books, so this particular "double tap" method defeats that purpose.

In addition, the illustrations don't seem as vibrant as in the hardcover books and they can't be enlarged. The publisher did a real disservice to both the author and the readers by the poor job they did in transferring the books into digital format.

Even with my dislike for the way in which the publisher digitalized this book, it is still a very worthwhile purchase. It's message is timeless and the stories and illustrations are sure to appeal to both it's target audience and to the adults reading it to them.

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Kindle edition.

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017

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Arnold Lobel was such a wonderful writer, I'm not quite sure what to say about this book or how to say it. For now I'll leave that to the other 5-star reviews. I'm just here to tell you the Kindle edition needs some work.

The problem is this isn't really an ebook but a set of scans - single images, two pages at a time, so that you can't even read them in portrait mode. Perhaps the newer Fire models can accommodate this somehow, but on both my Paperwhite and my son's 7" Fire, as well as the Kindle desktop application, each two-page scan is forced into a single landscape display. I don't exaggerate when I say these are nothing but images of the pages. There seems to be no interaction available with the text, and zooming in on the illustrations isn't possible. Even basic pinch zooming in on the entire page isn't permitted.

I don't approve of giving good books poor ratings because of publisher laziness. If I did, this one would get 2 or 3 stars. The colors are a little more vibrant than in the newer print editions, and for what it's worth the scans are clear. The table of contents does work, but not from the Go To menu, only on the actual Table of Contents page.

If you already own these books in print and you have a big Kindle or REALLY good eyesight, go for it. Otherwise, do yourself a favor and buy the physical books. Lobel's work is essential for both children and adults, stunningly wise at times and always beautiful. The Frog and Toad stories are among his best, and these ones are particularly good.

Andra Gannols

Still Wonderful After 40 Years

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2014

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Today I heard this book mentioned in a movie and I remembered how much I loved Frog and Toad when I was young. Once I learned to read, I read everything I could lay eyes on - including cereal boxes - and I've read more books than I could possibly count but Frog and Toad was one of the 2 books I never forgot (the other was Ferdinand the Bull.)

Remembering how much I loved them, I looked for Frog and Toad and found them on Kindle; I've never been so delighted to get a book instantly. Immediately, I read it through, once, twice, three times, smiling all the while, memories of enjoying the stories in the past mixing with the joy of reading them again right now.

I could say that I bought this book to share with my future grandchildren, or for their moral message, or as a keepsake from my childhood. But the truth is that the stories of Frog and Toad are just as sweet and fun to me now as they were 40 years ago.

Don't ask which of these 5 stories is my favorite because truly they all are. And as always, I can't just read one story and put the book down. I have to read them all.

To put it simply, Frog and Toad Together makes me happy. And I imagine that 40 years from now, it still will.

LimyCrescent61

Another lovely Frog and Toad book

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2016

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What can I say? I love all the Frog and Toad books. Fortunately, so does my preschooler. Their friendship is sweet and the stories are not predictable or overly moralistic. They are so much fun to read out loud. Even my teenagers have gathered close when I read the story about "Cookies." I have a kindle version of this book as well as the paper version, and it is easy to read on my Voyage. Somehow the book turns by itself to landscape mode. I wish I could get _Frog and Toad All Year_ in this same format.

YanAmazon

A true classic

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2016

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My son's absolute favorite set of books. He watched the Frog and Toad musical after reading these books. Arnold Lobel was able to depict a beautiful friendship between Frog and Toad in language little kids understand. A true Classic.

If you are an amazon Prime member, there's a free Frog and Toad musical CD you can listen to on Amazon music.

A. McWilliams

Stands the test of time

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2020

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I grew up reading and loving these books and I'm so happy to say that my 4 year old absolutely loves them. We ended up buying all of the Frog and Toad books and read at least one every night. So wonderful and charming and about a beautiful friendship.

seeker

My Favorite!

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2019

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This collection of books, and this story, in particular, has become a favorite. Every mom-to-be that I know can count on receiving a copy at her baby's shower. The stories are fun to read, grasp the child's attention and imagination, and are wonderfully ethically and morally based without being "in your face" preaching. Absolutely delightful!!!

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Treehugger

Frog and Toad are wonderful role models for friendship

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2015

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I bought this thinking it was the one missing from my Frog & Toad box set, but it isn't. Hence this will make a lovely gift for a lucky child. These 2 characters always show such love and kindness and tolerance toward each other, the ever patient and optimistic Frog teaming perfectly with the introverted, slightly OCD, pessimistic Toad. The underlying message is we can all be loved. This book is perfect for around 7 year old readers who are just finding their feet with reading and need a super interesting story to coax them along. A gentle and often hilarious humour pervades every F & T story, making me laugh out loud in every book. Buy all of them! You won't be sorry!

DM

Favourite book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2020

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Bought to read to the grandchildren- favourite with my own children and now with their children. Excellent buy!

Durham James

My three year old loves and my philosophy class do too

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2014

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There is a paper (Frog and Toad Lose Control, Jeanette Kennett and Michael Smith, Analysis, Vol. 56, No. 2 (Apr., 1996), pp. 63-73) that led me to this book as I always look for ways of teaching philosophy in new ways. The stories lend themselves to this, because in each story they explore a virtue (self-control, courage, etc.) and do so in a way that is wholly engaging.

As much as my A-Level students enjoyed it, my three year old asks for Frog and Toad most evenings and adores it and I would have been glad to buy it even were it to have fallen flat with the older students.

Martine

Nice book for fidgets

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2020

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Nice book with audio helps little ones to sit and listen and read When just reading to them is not enough

Jonny George

Childhood memories now sharing with my son

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2020

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Love this book brings back so many memories. Looking for similar to share with my little boy for bedtime stories.