With rhyming text and word play, the author tells the story of two best friends, Bunny and Frog. Although they enjoy spending time together doing their favorite things--fighting monsters and eating peanut butter sandwiches--sometimes they don't get along. As happens sometimes, their small disagreements escalate to big disagreements, and they both end up sulking in their respective corners, alone, until they remember that their friendship means more than whatever they are disagreeing about. Not only does this book have a great message about compromise, but it also has appealing illustrations created with pencil, screen printing, and print gouache and then finished digitally. Part of the attraction for me was how in the illustrations the tiny wind-up robot toy they play with also ends up being the very thing they end up fighting over. There is some clunky text when they are ripping and wrapping paper around the toy, but overall, this one is fun to read aloud. I won this book via a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway and intend to give this to my youngest nephew to enjoy. The story is perfect for young children as it is repetitive, and song/poem-like with constant re-use of words, and words that rhyme.The illustration is adorable, and very childlike and friendly. Not too perfectly drawn and complicated, yet not too 'scruffy'. This is a book to try and encourage children to play nicely and share. Something my nephews (young and old) definitely both need to remember! Let's hope the book will be a bit of encouragement! Nice and simple, friendly, good motto, lovely illustrations. A very nice children's book. Edit after giving this book to my nephews: My nephews loved this book, and always giggle when they read it. My eldest nephew understand the premise of the story (i.e. learning to share), and my youngest nephew loves the illustrations. Definitely a hit with them!
What do You think about Ribbit Rabbit (2011)?
Cute book about friendship. The illustrations are fun and further the story.
—fireice289
Quick read aloud ab out best friends who have a disagreement and work it out.
—BZor
Liked the illustrations, didn't think the wordplay was that great.
—michael
spoke to the word nerd inside of me.
—Lestertaneeming
