I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog performed by Peter, Paul and Mary, words by Leslie Braunstein, and illustrated by Joshua S. Brunet is a cool book complete with a three song CD. The illustrations are bright and colorful and the songs are cool. However, the jury is still out on the story for me partly because it is a song.
Turning a song into a children's book can make for a great book ... or not. Some songs are easily turned from beautiful sounds to beautiful pictures. This particular song was one of the harder ones since it is not a traditional children's song. (This is part of why I'm not sure I like this book.) I do recommend this book to those who like Peter, Paul and Mary or just like silly songs and stories with an underlying message.
Favorite line: They'll be great lookin' 'cause they'll have my face, great swimmers 'cause they'll have his feet!
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