A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog

1967 book with no words, just pictures. Very cute pictures that tell a story of a boy going out to catch a frog. Nice ending that I don't want to give away.

Pictures would be great to ask the child to spur thinking. I always think we need to do more to encourage people to think instead of just accept all we are given. He is running to the frog, what could happen with the crooked log that is in his path? What could happen if the dog tries to grab the frog as the boy is swinging the net down to get the get the frog? I would go further, what kind of dog do you think that is? What do you think our dog would do in this situation? I think you all get the drift of why I really like books like this. Now if I can just get some grandchildren...

1967 book with no words, just pictures. Very cute pictures that tell a story of a boy going out to catch a frog. Nice ending that I don't want to give away.

Pictures would be great to ask the child to spur thinking. I always think we need to do more to encourage people to think instead of just accept all we are given. He is running to the frog, what could happen with the crooked log that is in his path? What could happen if the dog tries to grab the frog as the boy is swinging the net down to get the get the frog? I would go further, what kind of dog do you think that is? What do you think our dog would do in this situation? I think you all get the drift of why I really like books like this. Now if I can just get some grandchildren...

There are two reasons I like this book. One reason I like it is because of the plot. It's humorous and easy to follow which is good because the story is told through the pictures instead of words. The second reason I liked this book is because of the illustrations. Although the pictures are in black and white and aren't very big, they do a great job of telling the story and showing the different characters emotions. The main message in this story is that if at first you don't think you can get along with someone, try again because sometimes you will surprise yourself and become the best of friends.

Mercer Mayor of Little Critter fame has written a classic picture book about a boy and his dog who try and capture a frog. The frog and dog's expressions are so perfect, and the final panel had me laughing.

A beautiful series of illustrations which tell an amusing tale with a couple of little surprises.

This book really speaks to the power of visuals, this book has no text besides the title. As you are looking through the pages your mind is telling you the words that would be there if there was text. I think this would be a great exercise for kids to see what they would write for each page and then compare it to other students in the class.

I grew up with Mercer Mayer's Boy, Dog , Frog series of picture books, another amazing illustrator. I remember going through the books over and over again and making up different stories for each time. That is the magic of wordless picture books, they incite the imagination and encourage the little ones who cannot read yet to sit down comfortably and confidently with a book and make out the story on their own.

This book will help you introduce wordless picture books to students. I did not enjoy this book because there is no color in the book. All the pages are black and white which I think will make the students uninterested. The book is about a boy and his dog who go on a hunt to catch a frog but have many obstacles along the way. I think students could definitely tell their own story with this book but I would not recommend it.