The captivating illustrations perfectly blend with the text’s words to create a lovely vision of friendship.My husband’s aunt gave City Dog, Country Frog to our daughter Audrey on her first birthday. While younger readers may not understand the deeper themes, they will still fall in love with the two unusual friends. The story has several underlying themes such as the rhythm of the seasons, the loss of a friend, and learning from each other. It’s a perfect book to put in your reading library because children will begin to understand the underlying themes as they grow. City Dog, Country Frog is a touching story that both young and older readers will enjoy. Each page has 1 to 3 sentences and some of the sentences are complex. At this point, City Dog repeats Country Frog’s words: He says he is “waiting for a friend, but you’ll do.” And then City Dog “smiled a froggy smile.”Įven though City Dog, Country Frog is a picture book, the story intended to be read aloud to a child, rather than for the child to read it for the first time independently. However, when spring arrives City Dog meets a chipmunk. The story implies that the frog has died, and City Dog’s sadness is evident. But in winter, Country Frog is missing from the scenes. Another illustration shows the wise frog protecting Country Dog from a summer shower by holding a large leaf over Country Dog’s head. For example, one illustration shows the two friends relaxing Country Dog is floating in a pond and Country Frog is sitting on the dog’s head. The illustrations enhance the concept of friendship by showing the two spending time together. Their friendship is beautifully portrayed through watercolor illustrations that use muted colors. When City Dog meets Country Frog, the two teach each other games. Come spring, friendship blooms again, a little different this time.Ĭity Dog, Country Frog explores the beautiful concept of friendship by focusing on two unexpected friends. In winter, things change for City Dog and Country Frog. Through the seasons, whenever City Dog visits the country he runs straight for Country Frog’s rock. In summer, they meet again and play City Dog games. “You’ll do,” Frog says, and together they play Country Frog games. In spring, when City Dog runs free in the country for the first time, he spots Country Frog sitting on a rock, waiting for a friend.

City dog and country frog