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Froggy
Froggy Goes to the Library
Froggy loves the library!
When Froggy and Mom and Pollywogilina set out for the library, Froggy brings a wheelbarrow to hold all the books he plans to borrow. There are so many to choose from: Dinosaur books! Books about Space Frog! Froggy is so excited that he forgets to use his indoor voice.
Readers enjoy Froggy’s antics, and so does Miss Otterbottom, the librarian. “Come again soon, Froggy,” she says.
When Froggy and Mom and Pollywogilina set out for the library, Froggy brings a wheelbarrow to hold all the books he plans to borrow. There are so many to choose from: Dinosaur books! Books about Space Frog! Froggy is so excited that he forgets to use his indoor voice.
Readers enjoy Froggy’s antics, and so does Miss Otterbottom, the librarian. “Come again soon, Froggy,” she says.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 29, 2016
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Jonathan London
194 books200 followersJonathan London is the author of several celebrated children's books. His commitment to honoring the wonders of the natural world has been lauded by readers and critics alike. He is the author of more than 70 children's books, many of which are about nature. He's also the author of the popular Froggy series. He lives in Graton, California with his wife and two sons.
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May 13, 2018
All you people out there lets say 16+… How many of you guys remember picking up anyone of the Froggy books? I know i do… I used to own Froggy has a sleepovser and it used to be one of myfavorites but as i progressed and got older i evwntually got rid of most of my childhood memories.
"Froggggy!" called his mother
"What?"
Every Froggy book has got those two lines in them… Froggy goes to the library was about Froggy the frog who makes a library trip with his family. Froggy loves to read and he gets lots and lots of books but he is also a distraction to other fellow readers. Jumping up on tables and dropping his boks were just a couple of inncodents. Reading this book made me smile and i was very impressed with the picture and the lovely colors.
I want to rewind me childhood sometimes because i will never be able to go back to reading these books on the rug at a daycare center… Froggys story gets a five star rateing and the pictures get the same because there was no flaws what so ever. Johnathon London is a tremendous childrens author and i really hope i get the chance to read all the froggy books.
My Rateing
10/5
"Froggggy!" called his mother
"What?"
Every Froggy book has got those two lines in them… Froggy goes to the library was about Froggy the frog who makes a library trip with his family. Froggy loves to read and he gets lots and lots of books but he is also a distraction to other fellow readers. Jumping up on tables and dropping his boks were just a couple of inncodents. Reading this book made me smile and i was very impressed with the picture and the lovely colors.
I want to rewind me childhood sometimes because i will never be able to go back to reading these books on the rug at a daycare center… Froggys story gets a five star rateing and the pictures get the same because there was no flaws what so ever. Johnathon London is a tremendous childrens author and i really hope i get the chance to read all the froggy books.
My Rateing
10/5
January 31, 2018
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To be frank I'm not a fan of Froggy. The art is not attractive to me and its hard to get into the story because of it. BUT my nephew adores Froggy so I try to humor him his fandom. And the drawing of the dancing is one that he was excited to draw and came out really well!
Froggy is totally hyper and has no ability to check himself. I understand that he's excited and yet like Curious George no one (not mom, librarian or sister) tries to teach him that there is a time and place for running and screaming. It's great that he jumps up and playacts the books he reads... OUTDOORS, not in the library! It just doesn't make sense that the librarian didn't calm him in any way.
The words of this book are simple and age appropriate. The sounds are all happy and fun and are part of the charm the story has. The message to read books and check them out at the library is a good one but the actions within that message makes it underwhelming and actually is ONLY attractive ti children because he ISN'T behaving.
BOTTOM LINE: Froggy can you please, please CALM DOWN!
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February 6, 2019
Hooray, a great fictional depiction of librarianship in a children's book!! Froggy stands on a chair and roars like a dinosaur, and instead of shushing him, Miss Otterbottom gently reminds him with a smile that it's a library, "not a dinosaur park"! When he gets over-excited during storytime, instead of telling him to sit down and be quiet, she switches modes and gets everyone singing and dancing. Most importantly, she thanks him for coming to the library and invites him back. I love it!
September 1, 2022
Even though this book is a fairly recent publication, it is outdated in its emphasis on librarians shushing people. Also, it implies that singing and wiggling are unconventional parts of storytime, and they've been staples of Young Child library programs for many years.
October 13, 2025
Froggy's behavior isn't one you'd want your kid to emulate.
August 6, 2015
A few weeks ago I received an email letting me know I had a goodreads win of Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism. Today the UPS man brought me a package from Penguin Books. I was surprised that it was so thin. Upon opening it, I discovered why. Even though the letter congratulated me for winning Mary McGrory the book inside was Froggy Goes to the Library. However, I got a notice within hours that a mistake had been made and the right book was on the way so I am not disappointed.
This Froggy book appears to be part of a long series, but it stands alone just fine. The story line is of a child's trip to the library. The hook of the story is the opportunity for the reader to make lots of funny noises. Froggy flops and zips and zuts and munches and more. Kids usually like sound effects and the opportunity to make funny noises makes reading to a child more fun.
This Froggy book appears to be part of a long series, but it stands alone just fine. The story line is of a child's trip to the library. The hook of the story is the opportunity for the reader to make lots of funny noises. Froggy flops and zips and zuts and munches and more. Kids usually like sound effects and the opportunity to make funny noises makes reading to a child more fun.
December 14, 2016
I don't want to give this 5 stars, but if I could give it 4.75 I would, because Jonathan London, one of my favorite picture book authors, clearly gets that not all librarians are not wizened old spinsters with buns, glasses on a chain and a finger to their lips. And while I am not as glamorous as Miss Otterbottom (truthfully, I am not glamorous at all), her story time response to Froggy mirrors mine perfectly. I love this book, though my heart still belongs to the first in the series Froggy Gets Dressed, which I have been reading to groups for nearly 2 decades!
March 19, 2016
I cannot think of a better place for Froggy and all of his mischief than the library. This book is the perfect addition to the Froggy series. It still reads pretty much the same as all of the other Froggy books but, they're cute, I will admit.
April 13, 2016
Perpetuating the "shushing" librarian stereotype. Argh.
May 23, 2016
Why are these so popular??
July 29, 2022
Froggy is SUPER excited to visit the library with his family. After we waste a lot of time with them getting ready to go, we arrive at the library where Froggy selects a stack of books "so high that he couldn't see over the top" and trips over a character whom I think is his little sister and spills all his books. He then shouts and is told to "use your indoor voice" by the librarian, Miss Otterbottom, who is -- go figure -- an otter with a blonde cropped hairdo, wearing a long-sleeved white blouse with brown slacks, a red bead necklace, and low-heeled red shoes. She does call him "dear" along with this reminder about his "indoor voice." This is Froggy's first interaction with the librarian during his visit and it continues going along those same lines -- Froggy really is not being supervised by his parent and stands up on a table and is told by the librarian to "Please sit down, dear," adding that it's "not polite" to stand on the table. The librarian here looks somewhat perturbed and is pointing at the floor.
Next, Froggy lets out a dinosaur roar and the librarian again reprimands him, though it appears from the text in red block letters ("FRROOGGYY!") that she is yelling herself now, which doesn't really make much sense. "This is a library, dear. Not Dinosaur Park!" she tells him.
Then it's time for storytime, which Froggy dismisses as being "for babies," but as he overhears the story he becomes interested and decides to join. He gets so excited as he dances and cavorts around that he ends up right beside the librarian cutting up and making the other kids laugh. There is an image of the librarian glaring at him and Froggy thinking he's "in trouble" while the librarian "stare[s] hard at him" before the tension breaks and she smiles and joins in with the dancing. After storytime, she gives him the book she read for the program and thanks him for being "so, uh, energetic" and asks him to "come again soon." Froggy and his family leave happily with their selections.
Overall impressions: this is another title where a lot of emphasis is placed on the library as being a place where it's important to be quiet and follow the rules. The librarian largely falls into the stereotype of the rule-enforcer/disciplinarian role here, though she does call Froggy "dear" with her reminders about his behavior and ultimately her tough facade cracks and she thanks him for coming and welcomes his back. I don't really like this portrayal of library staff or the emphasis on the library as a place of a lot of rules where it's difficult for children to meet expectations.
Next, Froggy lets out a dinosaur roar and the librarian again reprimands him, though it appears from the text in red block letters ("FRROOGGYY!") that she is yelling herself now, which doesn't really make much sense. "This is a library, dear. Not Dinosaur Park!" she tells him.
Then it's time for storytime, which Froggy dismisses as being "for babies," but as he overhears the story he becomes interested and decides to join. He gets so excited as he dances and cavorts around that he ends up right beside the librarian cutting up and making the other kids laugh. There is an image of the librarian glaring at him and Froggy thinking he's "in trouble" while the librarian "stare[s] hard at him" before the tension breaks and she smiles and joins in with the dancing. After storytime, she gives him the book she read for the program and thanks him for being "so, uh, energetic" and asks him to "come again soon." Froggy and his family leave happily with their selections.
Overall impressions: this is another title where a lot of emphasis is placed on the library as being a place where it's important to be quiet and follow the rules. The librarian largely falls into the stereotype of the rule-enforcer/disciplinarian role here, though she does call Froggy "dear" with her reminders about his behavior and ultimately her tough facade cracks and she thanks him for coming and welcomes his back. I don't really like this portrayal of library staff or the emphasis on the library as a place of a lot of rules where it's difficult for children to meet expectations.
January 16, 2018
Froggy Goes to the Library by Jonathan London
Opening this thin book, you can see the main character “Froggy,” reading a book on a Saturday morning. His mother then calls him out of bed, interrupting his reading, to invite him to the library. Froggy the frog, excitedly jumps out of bed willing to go to the library without dressing out of his pajamas or eating breakfast. Then froggy races out the door, with his book bag, his mother and “Pollywogilina,” Froggy’s younger sibling. While at the library, he sees his friends and is so excited to read that he forgets the rules of the library. At the end of the book, he leaves home with a pile of books that he is ready to continue reading.
Froggy Goes to the Library is a book written by Jonathan London and illustrated by Frank Remiewicz. This book has very colorful pages, being most of the characters are frogs, hence green, with the rest of the book being just as colorful. Its use of onomatopoeia throughout the book can be read multiple times, animating the script while reading. This book shows the love that the character has for reading, seeing that he was willing to go straight to the library without even eating breakfast. My overall impression of the book was that it was going to be fun, because of the colorfulness to it. In the end, Froggy shows the readers that reading is a fun activity that gets him excited and it is satisfying
Opening this thin book, you can see the main character “Froggy,” reading a book on a Saturday morning. His mother then calls him out of bed, interrupting his reading, to invite him to the library. Froggy the frog, excitedly jumps out of bed willing to go to the library without dressing out of his pajamas or eating breakfast. Then froggy races out the door, with his book bag, his mother and “Pollywogilina,” Froggy’s younger sibling. While at the library, he sees his friends and is so excited to read that he forgets the rules of the library. At the end of the book, he leaves home with a pile of books that he is ready to continue reading.
Froggy Goes to the Library is a book written by Jonathan London and illustrated by Frank Remiewicz. This book has very colorful pages, being most of the characters are frogs, hence green, with the rest of the book being just as colorful. Its use of onomatopoeia throughout the book can be read multiple times, animating the script while reading. This book shows the love that the character has for reading, seeing that he was willing to go straight to the library without even eating breakfast. My overall impression of the book was that it was going to be fun, because of the colorfulness to it. In the end, Froggy shows the readers that reading is a fun activity that gets him excited and it is satisfying
January 15, 2018
This silly and fun book follows the chronicles of extremely enthusiastic Froggy as he heads to the library with a wheelbarrow to fill with books about Super Frog and T-Rex. While at the library, Froggy learns some valuable lessons about library etiquette and how you can still have fun at the library while following the rules. Froggy’s strong and stubborn personality makes him a relatable character. Readers grow with Froggy as he learns how to behave in a library and discovers how fun reading can be.
The first thing that stood out to me in this story were the bright, colorful illustrations and the heavy use of sound effects. I also really liked how some words were illustrated in bold, big lettering. This draws more attention to these words and makes the reading more exciting. These design and literary elements make the book very engaging readers, especially when read aloud. The impact this book has is its relatability. Froggy is a silly, young kid with a lot of energy and I think many beginning readers would relate to Froggy. This is a good book to read to children during their first few years of school when they still may be learning how to act in a library.
The first thing that stood out to me in this story were the bright, colorful illustrations and the heavy use of sound effects. I also really liked how some words were illustrated in bold, big lettering. This draws more attention to these words and makes the reading more exciting. These design and literary elements make the book very engaging readers, especially when read aloud. The impact this book has is its relatability. Froggy is a silly, young kid with a lot of energy and I think many beginning readers would relate to Froggy. This is a good book to read to children during their first few years of school when they still may be learning how to act in a library.
August 12, 2020
If you have never read a Froggy book you are missing out! Yes, they are silly but boy, are they fun! There is never any doubt that Froggy is a handful and definitely a little disrespectful. What his stories illustrate though is how NOT to behave sometimes. In this book, it is library day. Froggy has been reading a great book and is eager to get more. When reminded to get his book bag by his long-suffering mother, Froggy decides a wheelbarrow would be better so he can bring home more books! (Unlike other books in the series, Froggy's Dad is not featured in this book.)
Off to the library they go. Poor Miss Otterbottom, the librarian, really has her hands full with Froggy in the library, acting out his book, shouting etc. HOWEVER she does get into the "swing" of things at the end. The use of onomatopoeias in this series adds to the storyline.
With another great Froggy story read, this one also encourages kids that books are exciting and a library is a great place to go. Hoppy reading! Liz
Off to the library they go. Poor Miss Otterbottom, the librarian, really has her hands full with Froggy in the library, acting out his book, shouting etc. HOWEVER she does get into the "swing" of things at the end. The use of onomatopoeias in this series adds to the storyline.
With another great Froggy story read, this one also encourages kids that books are exciting and a library is a great place to go. Hoppy reading! Liz
October 9, 2017
This book follows Froggy as he goes to the library. He gets in trouble a few times for not following proper library etiquette and gets a bit discouraged. But, when story time comes around he reluctantly joins in. While at story time he discovers that you can have fun at the library, you just have to follow the rules.
Responsibility and education are major themes in this book
I picked up this book because I used to read the Froggy books as a child. While I enjoyed the book, I didn't think it was anything to write home about. The plot was very simple and didn't really explore any complex or advanced themes.
I think this would be a great book to read to a classroom before taking them to a library. It’s a fun way to go over library etiquette. It also shows that the library is not the boring place many people see it as.
Responsibility and education are major themes in this book
I picked up this book because I used to read the Froggy books as a child. While I enjoyed the book, I didn't think it was anything to write home about. The plot was very simple and didn't really explore any complex or advanced themes.
I think this would be a great book to read to a classroom before taking them to a library. It’s a fun way to go over library etiquette. It also shows that the library is not the boring place many people see it as.
January 16, 2018
In this young reader, we meet Froggy, a child frog filled with sass. We read of his Saturday adventure to the library, where he sees his friend Frogalina, reads about all his favorite subjects, and participates in story time.
Froggy is an adorable character filled with personality. He is stubborn and impatient just as many children are at that age, but his relatability makes him endearing. He loves to look at the pictures in the books and he is sometimes a little too much to handle for the adults in his life.
In this book we see and hear several examples of onomatopoeia, as Froggy splat splat splats around and pushes his squeaky wheelbarrow to and from the library. We also see simplified illustrations not unlike a child's drawing, which further attracts children to the book.
Froggy is an adorable character filled with personality. He is stubborn and impatient just as many children are at that age, but his relatability makes him endearing. He loves to look at the pictures in the books and he is sometimes a little too much to handle for the adults in his life.
In this book we see and hear several examples of onomatopoeia, as Froggy splat splat splats around and pushes his squeaky wheelbarrow to and from the library. We also see simplified illustrations not unlike a child's drawing, which further attracts children to the book.
July 31, 2021
Froggy visits the public library. He learns that although we should often be quiet and respectful in the library, it is also okay to get excited about reading and that story time is a chance to dance around and have fun with books.
The library is shown as a warm, inviting space and the librarian is willing to be playful and embrace Froggy's enthusiasm. Children will relate to Froggy, especially kids who have a hard time sitting still or who frequently get in trouble for being too forgetful or hyperactive.
The illustrations are bright, cheerful and very expressive.
The library is shown as a warm, inviting space and the librarian is willing to be playful and embrace Froggy's enthusiasm. Children will relate to Froggy, especially kids who have a hard time sitting still or who frequently get in trouble for being too forgetful or hyperactive.
The illustrations are bright, cheerful and very expressive.
September 10, 2017
Traditional Froggy story with sound effects, mishaps, and silliness. Froggy goes to the Library and unsurprisingly is a little loud and catches the attention of the Librarian, often. Finally he disrupts storytime by leapfrogging over people and dancing. The Librarian glares at him, then joins in. Proves there are some rules we need to follow, but we can also have fun in the Library. Ends with praise for Froggy being so interested in books. Cute for K as always.
August 11, 2022
3.5 stars. This is a cute little book that my granddaughter picked out at the library. I found it interesting that she selected the library version of the many Froggy books. It may have been the bright pink on the cover. The story is a fun, little read and I was excited to see the librarian "let loose" at the end. A cute book!
March 6, 2023
This is a great story time read-aloud book. It's short, it's funny, it gives me the opportunity to do some funny voices and sound effects, and Froggy is relatable for young ones who might get carried away with themselves and unintentionally break a few rules here and there. (I feel like more than any other profession, librarians love reading about themselves.)
September 4, 2017
I love how this opens with Froggy starting his day reading a book...the best way to welcome a new day! Fun book, cute illustrations, and so nice that both the author and illustrator dedicated it to librarians they know and love.
This will be a fun book to share with preschool-K kiddos.
This will be a fun book to share with preschool-K kiddos.
September 28, 2017
Froggy was naughty in the library. you are supposed to be quiet there. you also shouldn't stand on chairs because that's not safe. i like books too though, and sometimes i forget to be quiet (ages 3 and 5)
January 20, 2024
The title basically tells you the story here, although it may have been written froggy goes to the Library and then Hijinks Ensue.
Typical Froggy book with the setting changing and the rest remaining the same.
Typical Froggy book with the setting changing and the rest remaining the same.
December 23, 2017
Thought this one would be about visiting a school library/media center. Instead it's about Froggy and his sister visiting the public library on the weekend.
August 23, 2017
Always love Froggy! Good for library intro.
September 14, 2017
Froggy gets carried away in the library but has lots of fun!
May 11, 2019
An excellent story time book for young EFL students.
July 30, 2019
i love the library
April 24, 2020
Froggy goes to the library with his mom, and gets so excited about books he forgets to use his indoor voice. Cute story.
September 1, 2020
Very entertaining book. Read to kids at a daycare, their favorite series. Easy book to throw in an activity and theme.
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