Top 20 Frog Books for kids

1. Dr. Susie Animal Safari - Frogs

Sammie Kyng | ★★★★★  5.00

This book is the first of a series of Animal Exploration books with Dr. Susie.
Susie is a fun young scientist interested in animals, critters, bugs and more.
In this book, Dr. Susie meets Sebastian. She calls him Bash for short.
Your young reader will love learning about Frogs with Dr. Susie.

2. The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set

Arnold Lobel | ★★★★★  5.00

Frog and Toad are always there for each other -- just as best friends should be. From sledding in winter to eating ice cream on hot summer days, these two friends have fun together the whole year round.

3. I Don't Want to Be a Frog

Dev Petty, Mike Boldt | ★★★★  4.00

Frog wants to be anything but a slimy, wet frog. A cat, perhaps. Or a rabbit. An owl? But when a hungry wolf arrives—a wolf who HATES eating frogs—our hero decides that maybe being himself isn’t so bad after all. 

4. The Wide-Mouthed Frog (A Pop-Up Book)

Keith Faulkner | ★★★★★  5.00

From the Okefenokee Swamp comes a frog with a wide mouth that he just loves to use. He's particularly interested in the eating habits of other creatures found in the great outdoors--that is, of course, until he comes upon a big green one with lots of teeth who finds wide-mouthed frogs simply delicious.

5. City Dog, Country Frog

Mo Willems, Jon J. Muth | ★★★★ 4.00

In 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.

6. Froggy Gets Dressed

Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz | ★★★★ 4.00

Rambunctious Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic but is called back by his mother to put on some necessary articles of clothing.

7. Ribbit!

Rodrigo Folgueira, Poly Bernatene | ★★★★ 4.00

A group of frogs are living happily in a peaceful pond, until they discover a surprise visitor: a little pink pig. Sitting contentedly on a rock in the middle of their pond, the pig opens his mouth and says: RIBBIT! The frogs are bewildered at first, and then a bit annoyed—"What did that little pig just say?", "Does he think he's a frog?", "Is he making fun of us?"

8. Frog on a Log?

Kes Gray, Jim Field | ★★★★ 4.00

The frog does not want to sit on a log. Doing his best to find an alternative place to sit, the frog asks the cat a litany of questions. For every answer the cat has, the frog has another question--until the frog finds out what dogs sit on!
Peppered with catchy rhymes, Frog on a Log? shows young readers that every animal has a special place to sit. With rhymes that are reminiscent of Dr. Seuss's beginner books, Frog on a Log? is a fun, educational read-aloud story that helps teach phonics! 

9. Fish Is Fish

Leo Lionni | ★★★★ 4.00

Two best friends, a minnow and a tadpole, are practically inseparable until the tadpole grows legs and decides to explore the world beyond the pond. When the tadpole, now a frog, returns to tell his friend of the extraordinary things he’s seen, the minnow, now a fish, tries to follow in his footsteps, but quickly finds that land is not what he expected. Friendship truly saves the day in this imaginative tale of a fish out of water.

10. I'm a Frog!

Mo Willems | ★★★★ 4.00

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
In I'm a Frog! Piggie has some ribbiting news! Can Gerald make the leap required to accept Piggie's new identity? 

11. The Croaky Pokey!

Ethan Long | ★★★★ 4.00

In a zany variation on the beloved song and game, an unsuspecting fly suggests to a group of musical frogs that it's time to do the Croaky Pokey. Each goofy frog gets a chance to show off its dance moves, hopping and bopping around the pond. But will the fly figure out that these frogs are really after some lunch? That's what it's all about!

 

12. National Geographic Readers: Frogs

Elizabeth Carney | ★★★★★ 5.00

WHAT WAS THAT? That’s the roaring burp of a bullfrog! SEE THAT? That’s the slick, shiny skin of colorful little rainforest frogs! Alive with froggy facts, this book has the coolest photos to bring kids deep into the swampy world of our amphibian amigos.

13. It's Mine!

Leo Lionni | ★★★★ 4.00

Three selfish frogs live together on an island in the middle of Rainbow Pond. All day long they bicker: It’s mine! It’s mine! It’s mine! But a bad storm and a big brown toad help them realize that sharing is much more fun. With characteristic clarity, simplicity and exuberance, Leo Lionni makes it possible for kids to see themselves through the antics of others who share our world.

14. Froggy Learns to Swim

Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz | ★★★★ 4.00

Frogs are supposed to be great swimmers. "Not me!" says Froggy, who's afraid of the water. But with a little encouragement, some practice, and the help of a silly song or two, Froggy becomes an expert frog-kicker! Full color.

15. Down by the Cool of the Pool

Tony Mitton, Guy Parker-Rees | ★★★★ 4.00

A wonderful watery and whimsical rhyming romp! 

16. Frogs

Nic Bishop | ★★★★ 4.00

For the first- to third-grade set, frogs are an endless source of fascination, especially when looked at VERY close up. See tiny poison dart frogs and mammoth bullfrogs, as Nic Bishop's amazing images show the beauty and diversity of frogs from around the globe. And simple, engaging text conveys basic information about frogs -- as well as cool and quirky facts. Nic Bishop Frogs is a fun and informative tour through an exciting amphibian world. 

17. The Frog Prince, Continued

Jon Scieszka, Steve Johnson | ★★★★ 4.00

After the Princess kissed the frog, he turned into a handsome prince and they lived happily ever after... or did they? The Princess can't stand the Prince's froggy habits—the way he hops around on the furniture, or sneaks off to the lily pond. The Prince is unhappy, too, and decides that it would be best if he were changed back to a frog. But finding a witch who will do the job is harder than he expects.

18. From Tadpole to Frog

Wendy Pfeffer, Holly Keller | ★★★★ 4.00

Now rebranded with a new cover look, this book includes a find out more section with an illustrated guide to identify different frog species and a map showing where bull frogs can be found throughout the United States. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Dr. Edmund Stiles, formerly professor of Biological Science at Rutgers University, and Dr. Valerie Chase, formerly of the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

19. Pokko and the Drum

Matthew Forsythe | ★★★★ 4.00

The biggest mistake Pokko’s parents ever made was giving her the drum. When Pokko takes the drum deep into the forest it is so quiet, so very quiet that Pokko decides to play. And before she knows it she is joined by a band of animals —first the raccoon, then the rabbit, then the wolf—and soon the entire forest is following her. Will Pokko hear her father’s voice when he calls her home? Pokko and the Drum is a story about art, persistence, and a family of frogs living in a mushroom.

20. Frog Went a-Courtin'

John Langstaff, Feodor Rojankovsky | ★★★★ 4.00

A favorite old nursery ballad now appears in resplendent new dress. . . . Illustrator Feodor Rojankovsky somehow manages to combine quaintness with sophistication and his doughty frog, the coy mouse . . . and others make charming company.