Jump, Frog, Jump!
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Overview
"This is the turtle that slid into the pond and ate the snake that dropped from a branch and swallowed the fish that swam after the frog — JUMP, FROG, JUMP!" This infectious cumulative tale will soon have the young frogs you know jumping and chanting with joy.
A cumulative tale in which a frog tries to catch a fly without getting caught itself.
Synopsis
"This is the turtle that slid into the pond and ate the snake that dropped from a branch and swallowed the fish that swam after the frog — JUMP, FROG, JUMP!" This infectious cumulative tale will soon have the young frogs you know jumping and chanting with joy.
Publishers Weekly
When a frog catches a fly, he sets off a chain of predators in Jump, Frog, Jump! by Robert Kalan, illus. by Byron Barton. The title answers the repeated refrain "How did the frog get away?" and children will soon be chanting along with this cumulative tale enhanced by Barton's folk-art-style illustrations, before he adopted his trademark style featuring a thick black line. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly
When a frog catches a fly, he sets off a chain of predators in Jump, Frog, Jump! by Robert Kalan, illus. by Byron Barton. The title answers the repeated refrain "How did the frog get away?" and children will soon be chanting along with this cumulative tale enhanced by Barton's folk-art-style illustrations, before he adopted his trademark style featuring a thick black line. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.Children's Literature
Frog manages to escape from a series of menaces at the pond. He eludes the fish, the snake and the turtle, but gets caught in a net by some young hunters. How does he escape? With a little help from a friend he is able to "jump, frog, jump." The original picture book has been reduced in size and printed as a board book. In alternate pages the pictures are framed inside small ovals with lots of white on the page. It seems as if the reader would get more absorbed in the action if the ovals were larger. However, it does work as a lap book. The repetition of "How did the frog get away?" and, in larger text, the response, "Jump, frog, jump!" will appeal to the toddler set who will want to join in. Young children will enjoy the refrain and will be happy when the frog escapes. 2003 (orig. 1981), HarperCollins,— Sharon Salluzzo