One Frog Sang Book

"Children are sure to want to count these quirky frogs and to pore over the pages as they do. . . . Parenteau’s lyrical language is the icing on the cake." — KIRKUS REVIEWS

On a wet spring night, one big frog sings KA-BLU-URP! Two tiny frogs sing PREEP, PREEP, three young frogs sing RIBBIT, RIBBIT, all the way up to ten frogs who trill PEEP, PEEP as a frog chorus fills the air with grunts and croaks and chirps. The night is resonant until . . . a car splashes down the street and all the frogs, from ten down to one, are hushed! Shirley Parenteau offers a joyfully cacophonous counting-up and counting-down story, vibrantly illustrated by Cynthia Jabar.

Children's Literature

After the spring rains stop, the night comes to life with frogs singing their unique tunes in this melodic counting-up-counting-down picture book. From the big frog high on the garden wall serenading children in the house with his resonant solo "Ka-blu-urp," to the ten frogs peeping from lily pads floating in a pool of moonlit water, the varying sounds and locations of the amphibious chorus will engage youngsters and encourage them to chime in. Cynthia Jabar's soft illustrations convey the magic of nature's concert while endowing the lively frogs with a variety of emotions as they sing "for love." When a passing car disrupts the performance, all of the frogs grow still and silent, until the coast is clear and the singing starts again! A fun addition to the genre of counting books, this sound-filled romp will have kids hopping through math lessons on addition and subtraction, and will inspire young scientists to investigate just how many different kinds of frogs there are, where they live, and what they really sound like.