Nobody Likes Frogs: A Book of Toadally Fun Facts

by Barbara Davis-Pyles, Liz Wong (Illustrator)

Overview

"Read this humorous, skillfully informative book all about frogs next!"—Imagination Soup

Why would you pick up a book about frogs? Nobody likes them!  At least according to Persnickety Q. Turtle. In this humorous narrative nonfiction picture book the text cleverly puts the reader in the role of the “expert” to educate a persnickety turtle about the amazing amphibian known as the frog.  
 
With the reader's help, Persnickety Q. Turtle learns intriguing frog facts, such as they can breathe through their skin while underwater and their eyes help them swallow. Pick up this book and help Persnickety find out all the reasons frogs are such incredible creatures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632175045
Publisher:	Blue Star Press
Publication date:	03/28/2023
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.85(h) x 0.13(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

BARBARA DAVIS-PYLES, author of Grizzly Boy, CliFF the Failed Troll, and Stubby the Fearless Squid, has written hundreds of fiction and nonfiction pieces for the children's education market. When Barbara's not writing, she can be found hiking, biking, or packing for a road trip. She lives in the northwest corner of Washington State with her family. Find out more at BarbaraDavisPyles.com.

LIZ WONG was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she spent her early childhood painting and clambering about in mango trees. Liz holds a BFA in Art and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Washington and currently resides in Edmonds, Washington with her husband and son. She continues to alternately delight and exasperate her family to this day.

Editorial Reviews

"These frog facts go down as easily as the flies frogs catch."—Kirkus Reviews


"Read this humorous, skillfully informative book all about frogs next!"—Imagination Soup


"Nobody Likes Frogs combines environmental awareness with frolicsome fun — so hop to it."—Discover Our Coast Magazine


A grumpy turtle makes his way into a book about frogs and tries to argue that frogs are not that great, with hilarious results. Filled with fun frog facts, readers will learn a lot while also laughing at the antics of Persnickety Q. Turtle.—The Nerdy Bookckub

From the Publisher

2023-01-25
Persnickety Q. Turtle disdains your choice of book and lists all the ways frogs are completely disgusting.

The book continues the format begun on the cover, with the turtle breaking the fourth wall of a real book about frogs. The illustrations are a fascinating mix of the rather simplistically drawn cartoon turtle and their speech bubbles and the realistic illustrations in the frame book and the text that responds to the turtle’s complaints about frogs: They are always burping (that’s croaking), their ballet moves are “an insult to the art form” (leaping is how they get around), their skin is proof of their bad hygiene (but actually helps them hydrate and breathe), and they are always rudely staring with their bug eyes (which help them see their prey and swallow it down). In the end, the turtle remains unconvinced that frogs have any redeeming qualities despite a cartoon frog’s rescuing them from all the flies that have gathered with the page turns. That frog’s final burp seals the deal, though they do say “Excuse me.” Lists of frog facts and ways to help frogs round out the book. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

These frog facts go down as easily as the flies frogs catch. (Informational picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews