A cumulative tale in which a frog tries to catch a fly without getting caught itself.

When Froggy, Mom, and Pollywogilina set out for the library, Froggy brings a wheelbarrow to hold all the books he plans to borrow but he is so excited that he forgets to use his indoor voice.

Froggy's never celebrated Christmas; every year he dreams his way through winter and wakes up just in time for spring. But this year his friend Max wakes him up early so that they can have some holiday fun.

"First published in 1970, Frog and Toad Are Friends was the first of the four beloved Frog and Toad books. This special edition contains all of the original stories--from the story about going swimming, to finding lost buttons! ... includes seven pages of rarely seen bonus material, including archival photographs, sketches, pages from the original book dummy, the manuscript of the first story "Spring" (written in Lobel's cursive on lined notebook...

With simple repeated text the story follows the ups and downs of a frog's day.

A frog fishing from his lily pad boat doesn't catch any fish, but one catches him.

Froggy finds many ways to delay bedtime.

Froggy is nervous about his first day of school, but, even though it's hard to sit still, he has a wonderful time.

After Froggy misbehaves at a fancy restaurant, his parents take him to a fast flies restaurant to celebrate their anniversary.

A frog in the bog grows larger and larger as he eats more and more bugs, until he attracts the attention of an alligator who puts an end to his eating.