Oi Frog!

If you've not yet had the pleasure of Oi Frog, then do try to seek out a copy. Oi Frog is a great story for reading aloud and early readers will also be able to manage it. As well as being a tongue-in-cheek look at phonics (frogs sit on logs; woe betide the frog that wants to sit on something more comfortable, a sofa, say), it's a lovely introduction to rhyming words for younger children with the rhyming words picked out in bold throughout the story. Now, for the story: "Oi Frog! Sit on a log!" the bossy cat begins....and when frog protests about splinters, Cat responds, "You're a frog, so you must sit on a log." Frog's alternative suggestions - a chair? a sofa? stools? - are already taken (by a Hare, Goffas and Mules). '"It's not about being comfortable", said the cat. "It's about doing the right thing." Cat goes on to explain that lions sit on irons, parrots on carrots, foxes on boxes etc etc . And don't dare ask what dogs sit on.... The playful, inventive illustrations by Jim Field perfectly match the text and I can see this becoming a classroom favourite. Reviewed by L Voisey, teacher.

Suggested Reading Age 5+