The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set (I Can Read Book 2)
Review by Nicholas Dujmovic : great on two levels--for beginning readers and for toddlers

For your beginning readers, these heartwarming stories of a child-like friendship between Frog and Toad are excellent, a fine complement to the Little Bear series, for example.

For the toddler being read to, these books also provide great delight. This daddy loves to read Toad's voice as a deep, slightly daft Englishman, while Frog's voice is, naturally, an outrageous French one. (It works--try it!) The stories are charming, affirm praiseworthy values (above all friendship), and are short enough to gauge your evening ritual precisely.

Highly recommended.

The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set (I Can Read Book 2)
Review by Alyssa Boyle "Cavewoman" : My favorite books as a young reader.

Place the Frog and Toad books of time. , Still funny, attractive, original and charming 30 years later. I buy them for all my friends' children now. Be sure to read the story "Cookies". :)))

The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set (I Can Read Book 2)
Review by Lindsay Jordan : Frog And Toad Collection

This is a wonderful collection of books, perfect for my first grader to really get some reading practice. However, it was suggested to buy Frog and Toad are Friends along with the collection, stating that most people who buy the Collection also buy Frog and Toad are Friends. When I recieved the shipment I was disappointed to find that Frog and Toad are Friends is in the Collection. It would have helped to have the books in the Collection listed so I would have known to pick a different one.

The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set (I Can Read Book 2)
Review by J. Miller : Perfect children's fiction

The Frog and Toad series are the perfect classic for young children who are just old enough to read.

What makes the work so charming is that one can buy a brand new copy of it, and immediately it is like a pair of comfortable old shoes or a warm, over-worn sweater. Frog and Toad are friends, the kind of homey, down-to-earth friendship we all depend on. They are not flashy, bright, or cartoony. The pictures are a dull and easy brown and green, but capture cute variations in emotion between these two characters. They fit the ethos of the book: comfortable, casual, understated, and something you immediately want more of.

They capture the heroism and fears of a five year old. They are right on the mark for a young person who is just beginning to be able to comfort someone who is lonely or do battle with an overwhelming craving for cookies. Frog and Toad are two simple, helpless creatures who help one another through things that seem big to a child and unnoticeable to an adult. They worry about the things a five year old worries about. Parent readers will find themselves wanting to help Frog and Toad get by the way we help our own five-year-olds.

Lobel has noticed exactly what a child notices. He's gotten it just right.

The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set (I Can Read Book 2)
Review by Michael Hill : Great stories!

The collection consists of three books - Frog and Toad All Year, Frog and Toad are Friends, Frog and Toad Together and. I love my 8-year-old nephew of books difficult to read. Now showing interest in reading. Please keep up with the stories Ms. Lobel!

The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set (I Can Read Book 2)
Review by Cecelia : Titles in this collection

This boxed set consists of: 1. Frog and Toad Together, 2. Frog and Toad Are Friends, 3. Frog and Toad All Year. If you want the 4th Frog and Toad title, buy Days with Frog and Toad as well. Also consider author Lobel's Owl at Home. This owl is more like Frog and Toad in his silliness than the typical "wise old owl" depiction. My kids (6 & 3 yrs) both really enjoy the owl stories as well.

The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set (I Can Read Book 2)
Review by CCGal "MyReviews" : Chapter book good for early elementary

Frog and Toad make a great team and my son loves to read through the books. His younger sister can pick out Frog and Toad pictures when we are out and about, even before I recognize them. Cute little adventures of Frog and Toad lead to valuable lessons for children in the elementary age bracket of K-3rd. Buy the pack, not the individuals, for hours of fun.

The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set (I Can Read Book 2)
Review by John M. Ford "johnDC" : These Books Got Me Out of a Tough Spot

When my little daughter Katie, I called her my "little toad." It seemed harmless and fun. Does it fit to play, children's personality and a smile. Each part of the joy of the parents.

One day when she was a little older, we were going through one of the worksheets that the children classify the images as real or perceived. Thank you Katie. Therefore, when we ran out worksheets, I spent some of my own. Finally I asked: "And what about the frogs?" "Imaginary", she explained, with great certainty.

Surprisingly, I did, "And what a toad, really?" Katie smiled and her eyes were dreamy indicated. "The toad as a fairy princess with wings and beautiful hair and beautifully colored dresses!" Beamed I confirmed it with information about the toad was a beautiful creature. That was how she saw her father.

I did not notify anyone else to tell her. Family stories of their lives over time.I did not really explain that such a toad frog, but ugly, lives in dirt and can not swim so well. But all I wanted to say - I repressed it - did not help much. Katie took place on the couch and buried my head in the pillow. His mother was comforting.

I was the worst parent ever.

The books were part of a long campaign to get Katie to like me again. They are friendly, interesting and - important for my purpose - toads spend a lot of positive light. Enjoy your children and the next step when your child reads with pleasure to you. If used properly, they will help your child have high self-esteem and positive self-image .....