Books like A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog
By Mercer Mayer
For the kid who loves a good chase and doesn't mind when things don't go as planned, this wordless swamp adventure is pure delight. Quiet, funny, and full of movement — a slapstick outdoor romp told entirely through pictures.
A frog who can't wait to play in the snow keeps bounding outside half-dressed, and his mother calls him back again and again to put on everything he forgot.
A girl in a swimsuit and flippers copies a graceful flamingo's every move, and through twists, turns, and one big flop, the two find their way to a dance in perfect harmony.
One ordinary Tuesday evening, a pond full of frogs suddenly rises into the air on their lily pads and drifts off to explore the sleeping town nearby.
A little girl and her mother pick blueberries on a Maine hillside, but when Sal wanders off she ends up trailing a mother bear while a hungry little bear follows her own mother instead.
A cheerful frog rows out onto the pond in a lily-pad boat to catch a fish dinner, but gets bitten on the toe by a water-beetle and nearly gulped down by a hungry trout.
A polite bear asks animal after animal whether they've seen his missing hat, and just when he's ready to give up, a deer's simple question jogs his memory.
A cast of insects — damselflies, beetles, and a pill bug named Icky — watches a tiny shoot grow into a plant, builds a tree fort in its branches, and faces something horrible that swoops down from above.
A hungry house cat slips out into the backyard and stalks twelve different birds one by one, but every single time, the bird flies off and the cat is left with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.
A girl who grows up watching fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains notices they blink in perfect unison — and sets out to convince skeptical scientists that the dazzling synchronized show is real.
A kitten spots the full moon and mistakes it for a bowl of milk, then sets off on a quest to reach it — a night that leaves her tired, wet, and hungry.
A thoroughly grumpy Father Christmas grumbles his way through the busiest night of the year, braving cold chimneys and bad weather to deliver presents to every house on his list.
A concept book traces everyday transformations — seed to flower, tadpole to frog, caterpillar to butterfly — using die-cut pages that let one shape magically become the next.
