Froggy Gets Dressed

Because Froggy has always spent his wintertime sleeping, he has never played in the snow. However, it seems some of the snow is clogging up Froggy's mind, because he keeps forgetting to put on various garments. Will Froggy be able to play outside before all the snow melts? A delightful story to remind you to always bundle up before venturing into cold weather. =)

Froggy woke up one morning and saw that it was snowing outside. Immediately he sprang up and wanted to go play outside! However, frogs are supposed to sleep through the winter and wake up when the snow is gone. Froggy did not care what his mother said and proceeded to get dressed to play in the snow. Each time he goes out he forgets a piece of his clothing, his pants, his shirt, his coat, and even his underwear. Each time he goes in undresses and puts on whatever he needs to put on and right when he starts to play again his mother calls him back in. The last time he goes back inside because he forgot his underwear he realizes he is too tired and goes back to sleep.
I love these stories! When I was younger I used to read the Froggy books show more all the time to my younger sister! I love how London is very descriptive with his writing. He adds animation for when the mother yells for Froggy and has sounds for each time Froggy takes off or puts on an article of clothing. For example, when Froggy pulls on his boot there is a zup and when he tugs on his mitten there is a zum! I feel there is a moral of the story hidden that children may not always see when reading this book because I have just noticed it reading as an adult. I always just thought that Froggy was a silly frog always forgetting something but now I realize maybe this shows that we should listen to our parents in the first place. show less

The first of the popular series of picture-books from author Jonathan London and illustrator Frank Remkiewicz featuring this winsome ranine hero, Froggy Gets Dressed sees the eponymous Froggy waking up in the middle of the winter, when he should still be hibernating. Despite his mother's insistence that he go back to bed, he decides to get dressed, and try out the snow outside his window. Unfortunately, he keeps forgetting various articles of clothing, in his haste...

Froggy's antics will keep children entertained, as he dresses and undresses, dresses and undresses, while the colorful artwork will keep their attention. I can see Froggy Gets Dressed working very well as a read-aloud selection at story-hour, or as a bedtime book in the show more winter. I don't know that I enjoyed it enough to hunt down any of the other books in the series, but I'm glad to discover what they're "all about," just the same. show less

I think this is the first in London's "Froggy" series. The storyline is simple: Froggy wakes up, sees that it's snowing, wants to play in the snow, get dressed to go outside, goes outside, realizes he forgot to put on a particular item of clothing, goes back in, undresses, redresses, goes back outside, repeat repeat repeat at least five times before he gets too tired from all that dressing and undressing and gives up and goes back to bed.

I can see why this is probably great fun in a storytime setting. There's the dressing sound-effects that London sprinkles throughout the text, the repetition of action, etc. I think kids probably identify with the idea that getting bundled up to go outside is an ordeal in and of itself. The show more illustrations are simple, brightly colored, and easy to make out even at a distance - not too detaily or cluttered. Really perfect for a preschool or toddler storytime.

That said, man, this is kind of a boring story! And I really can't believe that Froggy was so popular that he inspired a whole series... He's cute and all, but not THAT cute. show less

I really enjoyed this book! It is a great text for beginning readers because the language is very simple, yet descriptive. For example one-page states, “He tugged on his mittens-ZUM! And flopped outside into the snow-FLOP FLOP FLOP.” This helps younger readers visualize what is happening in the story! The book was also silly and engaging, as the main character leaves his house without underwear on and his mom embarrasses him. The main message in this book was the importance of following routines.

The Froggy series is one of my favorite series. As a child my grandpa would read these stories to my sisters and I. Froggy gets dressed is a book that expresses humor, and in my opinion, could be a good book to use to work on sequencing with students. The language of the book is patterned. Froggy wakes up one morning and realizes there is snow on the ground, and he cannot wait to go outside and play. The only problem is every time he goes outside he forgets one item of clothing. The language becomes repetitive because every time Froggy has to come back inside to get another item of clothing he must first take off the layers he has already put on. The author also uses a type of sound effects. For example, “buttoned up his shirt- zut! show more zut! zut! Then he snapped on his coat—znap! Put on his hat—zat! Tied on his scarf—zwit! Each of these sounds effects makes the story more engaging for the reader. The student can participate in the book by making the sounds effects as they are revealed in the story. In my opinion there is not a central message to the story. I think the point of the story is to be a humorous and be an interactive book for the reader. show less

What a fun story with a simple plot that really gets the reader engaged. One morning a frog wakes up from hibernation and realizes it has snowed. The frog decides to get dressed and head outdoors. But each time he gets outside, his mother shouts, "Froggy, are you forgetting something?" Its very amusing to watch Froggy struggle through the process of getting ready for his adventure. A great book for K-2. This has a repeating plot and repeating questions that could be used as a mentor text for structured for writing.