So cute! The illustrations are full of detail and color, and the text is filled with fun interactive prompts that encourage the reader to get involved in the story. Perfect for storytime!

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Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. The books in this series will be released February 2, 2021, by Penguin Random House Canada.

When I set out to read This is Frog, I discovered that it isn't the kind of book to read on a device. Maybe someday it will be programmed to work digitally, but it isn't in this version. Upon finishing it I decided to see if I could find out anything more about the book on the internet. I was hoping to see what the inside looked like for real. What I found was a youtube video showing the same book published a couple of years earlier in Britain by Caterpillar Books.

I appreciated seeing just how much fun this book could be.

Frog (his full name is Tree Frog) is a charming little character. Of course, I might be just a tad biased on account of being predisposed towards Frogs and Toads in all their iterations. He's just one of the many animals in this series by Harriet Evans and Jacqui Lee. Evan's wrote about three different creatures: Frog, Owl and Crab. The texts are based on her interest in and research on the different little beings. Not only are the books entertaining, we learn stuff too!

Readers interact with the book in numerous ways. Shake the book to help Frog jump up and down. Follow him by running fingers up the page. Blow flies towards him and then stick out your tongue to help Frog remember how to eat them. There are flaps to turn and flip and lots more fun to be had.

Jacqui Lee created the illustrations using watercolour and gouache paint. Her whimsical illustrations are full of joy and sure to make you smile.

The books in this series will make wonderful gifts for my two youngest grandbabies. The older siblings will probably like them too.

You can see inside this book here: https://youtu.be/Hjxy7NxVQdM

Other books in this series include:This is Owl and This is Crab

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for the digital advance reading copy of this book.

This is the second interactive book that I have read from Harriet Evans and I love how interactive these books are! There is tilting, and shaking the book, blowing air, and quickly touching flies before they disappear. The illustrations are bright and colorful and I think kids will really enjoy reading this book.

This would be a really fun book for story time in a library or a classroom.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. This is Frog is a super fun book with great illustrations and a fun story.

This is an especially fun book that small kids will love. Frog actually is a tree frog and an adorable character. The narrator asks the reader to interact with him as he bounces about his rainforest.

The kids are prompted to blow on frog, stick out their tongue, run their fingers up the page, cheer, croak, pull the book towards them and move a leaf over to camouflage frog from danger, just to mention a few. How fun is that? Kids will eat it up I'm sure.

I suggest that the book be shared on a one-to-one bases to get the full impact and enjoyment that the author intends. The illustrations are big, bold, colourful and vibrant and filled with lots of personality and humour. I highly recommend this book. It definitely will be a winner and want to be read again and again. Fantastic!