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City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems (2010, Picture Book)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherDisney Publishing Worldwide

ISBN-101423103009

ISBN-139781423103004

eBay Product ID (ePID)79588772

Product Key Features

Book TitleCity Dog, Country Frog

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

TopicAnimals / Dogs, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Animals / Frogs & Toads

IllustratorYes, Muth, Jon J.

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorMo Willems

FormatPicture Book

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight21.7 Oz

Item Length10.3 in

Item Width10.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsSpare, poignant, and ultimately upbeat, this tale depicts the natural cycle of friendship from an enthusiastic first encounter to contented companionship to the heartbreak of loss and eventual emotional renewal. Presented with a comfortingly consistent narrative structure, the events are set against the backdrop of the changing seasons, reassuring readers that winter will turn again to spring, sadness to joy. In "spring," City Dog runs free in the countryside for the first time ever and discovers an unfamiliar creature perched on a rock. Asked, "What are you doing?" Country Frog smiles and replies, "Waiting for a friend but you'll do." The two play Country Frog games ("jumping and splashing and croaking") and when reunited in "summer," they enjoy City Dog pastimes ("sniffing and fetching and barking"). In "fall," Country Frog is tired, so the friends spend their time remembering. When City Dog arrives again in "winter," Country Frog is nowhere to be found (a wordless spread shows the pooch sitting on the rock, looking small and forlorn against a stark winterscape). In "spring again," a sad-looking City Dog befriends another critter with a familiar line, and then beams "a froggy smile" (shown in close-up, this warmly illustrated grin guarantees that Country Frog will not be forgotten). Making expert use of color and texture, Muth's expressive paintings clearly convey the tale's emotional nuances. This understated picture book allows plenty of room for young readers to interpret the animals' feelings for themselves and perhaps discuss their own emotions.-- SLJ

Grade FromPreschool

Dewey DecimalE

Grade ToKindergarten

SynopsisIn spring, when City Dog runs free in the country for the first time, he spots Country Frog sitting on a rock, waiting for a friend. "You'll do," Frog says, and together they play Country Frog games. In summer, they meet again and play City Dog games. Through the seasons, whenever City Dog visits the country he runs straight for Country Frog's rock. In winter, things change for City Dog and Country Frog. Come spring, friendship blooms again, a little different this time. Mo Willems' spare, poignant text and Jon J. Muth's expressive watercolors team up to tell a story that will resonate with readers of all ages.