Leap Frog

by Jane Clarke, Britta Teckentrup (Illustrator)

Overview

What’s that noise? The jungle can be a scary place for a tiny tree frog like Felix, and all the strange noises are making him a little bit jumpy. Help Felix find a safe place — and perhaps a special someone — so he can nod off for a peaceful sleep.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536212051
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	03/24/2020
Series:	Neon Animals Picture Books
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	1,132,661
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Jane Clarke is the author of more than seventy books for young children, including Who Woke the Baby?, I Saw Anaconda, Neon Leon, and Firefly Home. She enjoys visiting schools and loves animals, country walks, fossil hunts, meeting up with her sons and their families in the U.K. and U.S., and having fun with her grandchildren. Jane Clarke lives in Kent, England.

Britta Teckentrup has created more than thirty books, many of which have been translated into other languages. Her illustrations have appeared in magazines and on housewares, clothes, and packaging. She lives and works in Berlin with her artist husband; her son, Vincent; and their cat.

Editorial Reviews

The vibrant, full-bleed illustrations are reminiscent of Eric Carle's collaged flora and fauna...it is engaging and the pictures should work well with a group.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2019-11-10
There are lots of noises and many other animals that make Felix the tree frog worry.

Young readers could start to fear for his safety, but the book's narrator constantly works to reassure and engage them. "Plip! Plop! Splash! What's that noise? Felix looks worried, doesn't he? Let's turn the page and show him there's nothing to be scared of." It turns out that a "friendly turtle" has made the noise. Other animals, such as a "shiny beetle," "playful monkeys," and a "slithery snake," cross the little frog's path, and there are other actions for readers to take: "Clap your hands and shout, ‘Shoo, slithery snake' "; counting the branches of a tall tree (the book must be turned 90 degrees to view it) that Felix climbs to get away from a "busy woodpecker." When something else comes up that tall tree, the narrator exhorts readers to say "Leap, frog!" But Felix is a little more aware of his own environment than readers are, and all's well. The vibrant, full-bleed illustrations are reminiscent of Eric Carle's collaged flora and fauna. While the text reads a little bumpily, it is engaging and the pictures should work well with a group. Some children may want to know if any of the other animals really could be harmful to the little tree frog. This book does not provide the answers.

A cautionary tale on a minor note. (Picture book. 4-6)

Kirkus Reviews