Ready, Set, Frog! by Katharine Mitropoulos (Set Sail Press, 2023, $18.99, 43 pp) Review by Skye Anderson.
We all know we have to practice in order to be successful in anything but what if we want to practice and keep getting interrupted? That can be frustrating!
So thought Frog who was practicing for the obstacle course but was interrupted over and over again by friends who needed his help. Some people (or frogs) would be torn between the two opportunities, some would say no to his friends, some would help later, and some would drop what they are doing to help.
What Would You Do?
What did Frog do? What did Mole do? And Kitten? And Giraffe?
What is more important - to be prepared for a competition or to help your friends when they need you, even at inopportune times?
But that is not the end of the story. Frog doesn't feel he is ready but Mom convinces him to enter the contest anyway.
And with lots of colors in the busy illustrations, the young reader will spend a lot of time with this book and its lessons, its themes.
Our guess was wrong, but "there is always next time, thought Frog, happily."
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