City Dog, Country Frog
Readers rate it 4.3 (6 on Hardcover)
64 pages · Released Jun 8, 2010 · Hyperion
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This is a gentle, beautifully illustrated picture book about friendship across seasons and change. The story celebrates acceptance, compromise, and adaptability as two very different friends learn to enjoy each other's worlds. There is a bittersweet moment involving seasonal change and loss, handled with care and age-appropriate sensitivity, but otherwise the book is warm and uplifting.
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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 st... 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. 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.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- Fantasy
- Adventure
- Frogs
- Fiction
- New York Times bestseller
- nyt:picture_books=2010-06-06
- Friendship
- Dogs
- Children's fiction
- Friendship, fiction
- Dogs, fiction
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ISBN 9781423103004 · Hyperion