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| Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 2—Spare, poignant, and ultimately upbeat, this tale depicts the natural cycle of friendship from an enthusiastic first encounter to contented companionship to the heartbreak of loss and eventual emotional renewal. Presented with a comfortingly consistent narrative structure, the events are set against the backdrop of the changing seasons, reassuring readers that winter will turn again to spring, sadness to joy. In "spring," City Dog runs free in the countryside for the first time ever and discovers an unfamiliar creature perched on a rock. Asked, "What are you doing?" Country Frog smiles and replies, "Waiting for a friend…but you'll do." The two play Country Frog games ("jumping and splashing and croaking") and when reunited in "summer," they enjoy City Dog pastimes ("sniffing and fetching and barking"). In "fall," Country Frog is tired, so the friends spend their time remembering. When City Dog arrives again in "winter," Country Frog is nowhere to be found (a wordless spread shows the pooch sitting on the rock, looking small and forlorn against a stark winterscape). In "spring again," a sad-looking City Dog befriends another critter with a familiar line, and then beams "a froggy smile" (shown in close-up, this warmly illustrated grin guarantees that Country Frog will not be forgotten). Making expert use of color and texture, Muth's expressive paintings clearly convey the tale's emotional nuances. This understated picture book allows plenty of room for young readers to interpret the animals' feelings for themselves and perhaps discuss their own emotions.—Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal
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| I chose this book to review for a graduate course in Children's Literature, and I found myself unable to stop crying as I turned the pages. At first, the story reminded me of the traditional Fox and the Hound tale: unlikely friends from very different backgrounds whose relationship is doomed to change. However, this story goes above and beyond the premise, mostly due to Jon Muth's soft watercolor illustrations and the designer's savvy placing of some of the most symbolic statements ("That was winter.") alone on a page so that the reader can soak up their intensity. I sobbed uncontrollably at one point, both for the loss of one of the characters and for the final, bittersweet message that friends are never really gone if we remember them. Love, love, love this story and its accompanying art. Recommended age: pre K through first grade, but the adults who read it with the children with cherish it too. |
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