Froggy Plays in the Band

Froggy isn't my favorite storybook character by a long shot, but this book was great! By far the best Froggy story written. But that's only because I'm a marcher. Yep, 4 years (technically 6) of marching band...halftimes and parades and competitions. I can honestly say that this book was pretty accurate in the way the teacher emphasized NOT LOOKING AT ANYTHING. Thats true...you can't look at anything, because you need to be looking straight ahead with your chin up or else the band looks bad because there is a lack of UNIFORMITY. So, great job done by Mr. London. =)

P.S. The pop on Froggy's head with the baton by Frogilina the majorette was the perfect touch =D

I saw on LibraryThing that there are quite a few "Froggy" books written by London. Last summer, we checked out a book about Froggy learning to swim. I tend to be leery of repeating characters in picture books (Olivia notwithstanding) because the stories tend to be uninspired more often than not, and this book did not buck the trend.

Froggy decides to enter a marching band contest that advertises a big prize, so he gathers together his friends into a ragtag marching band. The outcome is not terribly important, but the messages are conflicting. I'm a bit troubled by the emphasis on competition - that Froggy decides to learn the saxophone not for its own sake but to win a contest. On a positive note, Froggy shows determination in practicing show more day and night and in not allowing an accident during the parade to derail him. I just wish the ol' boy could be more internally motivated. show less

Here comes Froggy's marching band, led by the one and only Frogilina. Froggy and his pals are sure they can win the big prize in the Apple Blossom Parade, even though they haven't been playing together very long. They just need to remember the rules: Don't look left. Don't look right. And don't stop for anything! This can be read with the importance of staying on task and following the rules.

In this story froggy wants to join the marching band to win a big prize. He practices hard and is determined that nothing will go wrong. On the big day he does exactly what his teacher says and tries his very best. But unfortunately one of his band members messes him up, but that doesn't stop him! froggy jeeps going and because of his persistence the band ends up winning the prize!

Embarrasment and friendship are the key points in this book. Great illustrations I would use this in the fifth grade classroom

Froggy wants to win the band prize, so he gets out his dad's old saxaphone and assembles a band of his friends. They practice every day, and, despite messing up win "coolest band."

I really really love Frogilina's outfit in the parade.