Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs

This delightful book of strange things and clever rhymes is a joy to read. The rhymes are imaginative, instructive, silly and alliterative. This gem is appealing on many levels: the light-hearted poetry, the colorful, whimsical illustrations and nature's gallery of fascinating creatures to stimulate youthful curiosity.With a granddaughter in the first grade, I am always looking for books that offer attractive illustrations, but also incorporate ideas that lead to an appreciation of words. After reading each poem/page, my granddaughter was soon clamoring to read the rhymes herself: "But did you know that alligators/ Sometimes swallow second graders?"Suddenly, each page is her favorite, like "The Iguana": "I wouldn't wanna/ Be an iguana_" We choose from the skink, the gecko, the cobra, the Komodo dragon, the box turtle and even the polliwog: "We polliwoggle./ We polliwiggle./ We shake in lakes/ Make wakes/And wriggle." By the time we reach "The Bullfrog", she has lowered her voice to copy the croaking bullfrog. This book is a delight to share with a child, an occasion for tongue-twisting rhymes and giggles. The highest praise I can offer is that I have ordered more of Florian's exceptional work. Luan Gaines/ 2005.

This is one of our favorite books about amphibians and reptiles. It is so fun to read the witty poems! I love how the author breathes life and joy into this subject. The print, paper and binding of this book however, is very disappointing...it feels cheap! I prefer the version at our public library...otherwise I would have given this book 5 stars.

My grandson seemed to like it. It’s whimsical yet informative. Fun to read.

We have many of his books and my kids love them. The poems are simple to read and flow nicely. I personally like his artwork as well, which is why I began purchasing many of the books in the first place. some pictures are silly, some a play on words. About half the book is about different types of lizards, then the other half different types of frogs. We can read the whole book in about 10-15 minutes, makes for a good night time read and usually holds the attention of my 2 and 5 year old.

Great book for young readers. Easy for kids to memorize poems and learn word recognition.

Fun little ditties about the amphibians in our world. Reminds us to enjoy all creatures big and small.

This was a gift for a 10 year old boy--he loves it and happy that I bought it for him. He is into snakes, lizards and frogs so knew he would kind of like it and glad it worked. The price was right

Needed for home collection

This book was purchased for my son as part of our homeschooling and we absolutely love it great value for money