Frog and Toad Are Friends
Arnold Lobel
Ages 5–8 · Grade K–3 · 1920
Perfect for 6-year-olds beginning to read on their own — short stories, big heart, and a friendship worth rooting for.
What this book builds
Reading feel
Stretch for a typical reader at this age
A bit more about the fit
- Engagement
- Easy to get into
- Character energy
- Relatable & growing
- Social tone
- Warm and supportive
About the book
Frog and Toad Are Friends is an American children's picture book, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel and published by Harper & Row in 1970. It inaugurated the Frog and Toad series, whose four books completed by Lobel comprise five easy-to-read short stories each. It was a Caldecott Honor Book, or runner-up for the American Library Association Caldecott Medal, which recognizes the year's best illustration in an American children's picture book. ---------- Also contained in: [Adventures of Frog and Toad](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15428561W) [The Frog and Toad Treasury](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1973505W)