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Jubal's Wish
by
Audrey Wood,
Don Wood
It's a beautiful, sunny day, and Jubal Bullfrog has prepared a delicious picnic lunch to share with his friends. Skipping down the flower path, he's so happy his feet barely touch the ground. But Gerdy Toad is much too busy and much too grumpy to share Jubal's picnic lunch. And Captain Dalbert Lizard is tired and depressed. How Jubal wishes he could do something to make hi...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
October 1st 2000
by Scholastic Inc.
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Cute! Interesting platform to discuss how sometimes the things we wish for come true in unexpected ways. Also, how sometimes when something seems bad, it just hasn't shown its good side yet.
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The well-known, husband and wife author and illustrator team, Audrey Wood and Don Wood, have created an innocent and unique tale of a young bullfrog named Jubal that is filled with a zest for life. Like another of their collaborations, The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear, this story is “wondrous”, has a happy ending, and teaches a lesson about how to treat others and how life is often filled with unexpected gifts.
I was surprised to find out the illustrat...more
I was surprised to find out the illustrat...more
4.5 - I really liked this, more than Julia in fact even though she enjoyed it. This has a mature touch to it. It's certainly fine for preschoolers but I definitely enjoyed that aspect to to the book.
As others explained, this is perfect for explaining about wishing and how sometimes we wish for something and we don't exactly think about it as much as we should. Also how when we wish for something we may just get it - just not in the manner we wanted or expected.
Jubal is a pretty coo...more
As others explained, this is perfect for explaining about wishing and how sometimes we wish for something and we don't exactly think about it as much as we should. Also how when we wish for something we may just get it - just not in the manner we wanted or expected.
Jubal is a pretty coo...more
What a great story with beautiful pictures. Audrey and Don Wood really know what it takes to captivate their readers. The illustrations in this story are bright and vivid during the happy times and gloomy and dark during the troubled times. The pictures really allow the reader to "feel" how the characters feel. I love the overall theme of the story, "Dreams and wishes, wishes and dreams. Sometimes they work, and sometimes they don't. You never know how they'll turn out in th...more
Jubal’s Wish is a story about a happy little bullfrog who wants to enjoy the day by having a picnic with his friends. His friends are not in the mood for a picnic due to their bad moods. Jubal makes a wish to help solve his friends’ problems. The problem is no one knows if the wish will work or not, and how they will turn out in the end.
The pictures in this book are amazing and filled with color. The end pages are a light blue, the same color as the sky on a clear sunny day.
The pictures in this book are amazing and filled with color. The end pages are a light blue, the same color as the sky on a clear sunny day.
This book reminds me of that saying from Forrest Gump, "MaMa always said life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get". Read it you'll understand. Use a southern accent when you read it, I think that's the way it was meant to be read. Terrific illustrations.
Jubal makes a wish and wishes happiness for his friend Captain Dalbert and chores completed for his friend Gerdy. When a wizard grants his wish, he finds out that your wish may be granted in a way you were not expecting.
Good imaginitive story about a innocent and loving frog who just wants his friends to be happy. Awesome illustrations but a little corny. A little lengthy too but good moral for younger students.
Lovely illustrations and a good story to boot. Jubal learns that sometimes wishes granted (similar to answers to prayers) don't come when and the way we want them to.
Audrey Wood is one of my favorite children's literature authors, and this is one of my favorites of her books. A perfect mixture of reality, hope and magic!
GUYS!!!! I got this book when I was like, five and enjoyed too much! It's incredibly cute and something to put on your "to read" list!
LOVED the pictures in this book! The message is didactic in nature. I read it to my students today in class and they loved it as well. Loved the truth of the wizard's words.....I think I like the book even better due to a story given to me about the book from a friend. She told me her good friend's husband got sick unexpectedly. They decided to record him reading books and this is was one of them. Well, when it seemed like he was pulling through he died. The women had this story burned to...more
I don't know my illustration terms as well, so I'm not sure what this art work is. Perhaps it's computer graphics of some sort. Whatever it is, it is not the norm for books by the Audrey and Don Wood. Still, the story was the cute. And the pictures were not that bad. I like the part of wishes and dreams and such, but what an odd way to solve everyone's problems. Then again, they are creatures in a book, so what is normal in storyland? I think a story time audience would love seeing these picture...more
A hit with my three year old, although at first she found the storm scary.
I really liked this book. Great illustrations and also a fun story.
Jubal's wish comes true but not how he thought it might.
Theme: What seems bad in the beginning will often be for the good
Summary: A story about a bullfrog named Jubal who wants to share a picnic with one of his friends but they're all busy or not in the mood. Jubal becomes sad and wishes things were different. His wish comes true but in the beginning he believes he made things worse but finds out in the end that they can all be happy as they form a community where they all work together.
Summary: A story about a bullfrog named Jubal who wants to share a picnic with one of his friends but they're all busy or not in the mood. Jubal becomes sad and wishes things were different. His wish comes true but in the beginning he believes he made things worse but finds out in the end that they can all be happy as they form a community where they all work together.
My kids loved this story so much that as soon as we got to the end we had to start over again! The illustrations are so pretty and Jubal is such a cute frog! I highly recomend this one! I absolutely loved doing the pirates voice (I give each character a unique voice when I read to my kids).
This book was an early edition to my children's picture book collection. I love the illustrations, and the story is a great one as well. It was given to us by my daughter's first daycare provider. I read this aloud to her kindergarten class; they all seemed to enjoy it.
Colorful book with a nice message... You may get what you wish for, but just not exactly as you wished.
Jubal Bullfrog gets a wish and finds that they don't always come true exactly how you think they will!
This is one of Audrey Wood books that I had not ever read it is a good one.
A wonderful book! A great moral and a feel-good story. Cute pictures too!
My favorite childrens book, I love don and audrey wood.
Sophie Letourneau-dessoliers
marked it as goddard
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Audrey Wood studied art and drama at the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. She has owned an operated a book and import store, taught chldren's drama and art, and traveled throughout Mexico and Guatemala studying Indian folk art. She now lives in Hawaii with her talented family (husband Don and son Bruce, who have both collaborated with Audrey by illustrating some of her books).
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