Does your child or students love to learn about animals? Do they love to listen and hear stories about animals going on impossible adventures? Check out the list of 30 children's books about frogs below! We have sorted and categorized the books into fiction and non-fiction texts for your convenience. From National Geographic to books about frog princesses, there is something for everyone included.
Fiction:
1. McToad Mows Tiny Island
This charming story lets readers in on why Thursdays are McToad's favorite day of the week! He uses so many different types of transportation to get to Tiny Island! This is definitely a story that is full of high-spirited adventure.
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2. The Frog Who Lost His Croak
How do you think the frog will get his croak back? The fun illustrations and rhyming text will have your children or students engaged from start to finish and keep them on the edge of their seats wondering if he will get his croak back at the end!
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3. A Tadpole's Promise
Take a closer look at the fascinating life cycle in this book as you read about 2 unlikely creatures that fall in love. This fun lesson looks at what happens when the tadpole promises the caterpillar he will never change but inevitably does!
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4. Frog on a Log?
If your next literacy lesson is dealing with rhyming, check out this book that involves basic text and rhyming words. You can have your students point out the words that rhyme or have them come up with their own text that rhymes based on the story.
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5. I Don't Want to Be a Frog
This fun picture book sends the reader a message that being yourself is always the best. If your class or children are having trouble with bullying or comparing, reading this book out loud to them might be helpful in learning a valuable lesson.
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6. Oi Frog!
The entire series that this book belongs to is hysterical, but this one, in particular, is especially funny. This frog does not want to sit on this log! Another story that will assist with your next rhyming lesson as students learn about which words sound the same.
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7. Growing Frogs
This book mixes stunning illustrations and an endearing story plot with handy information about how you too can grow your own frogs when the main character tries to put up a hatchery of her own. Pull out this book as a read-aloud before your life cycle lesson in the classroom.
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8. Jump, Frog, Jump
This excellent story has cause and effect as its central theme. Animal friends interacting with each other in the pond is the basis of the setting and plot of this adorable little board book. The animal characters interacting is the best part of this story!
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9. Little Green Frog
Travel around the pond with this cute little green frog as you look at some of the animals that live there. Texts about animals are very educational for even very young learners. This book is perfect because the lift-the-flap aspect makes it interesting!
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10. Our Principal Is a Frog!
Everything goes upside down for this school in this zany story about a principal who turns into a frog! He is causing havoc in the school and wonders if he will ever be the same again. Read this book to your class and you will have a fun time.
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11. The Frog Princess
If your child or students love fairy tales and frogs, then this is the book for you! This book takes a twist on the classic story where the princess herself gets turned into a frog instead! The reader will be surprised and never see it coming.
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12. Frog and Toad Together
This fabulous story tells children tales of friendship, bravery, and commitment. A read-aloud story such as this one will have your students thinking about friends they have, memories they have with them, and times they needed to stick together.
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13. Froggy Goes to Bed
Bedtime stories are a staple of many children's bedtime routines. This Froggy story from the classic series is the perfect fit as a bedtime story that you can read to your little one. Your child might even find similarities between themselves and Froggy!
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14. Life According to Og the Frog
Can a frog fit in when he goes into the classroom? This book is perfect for any classroom that has been begging for a class pet. This is a fun read-aloud story for your classroom if your students are interested in frogs or want a pet!
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15. Froggy Goes to School
The first day of school can be challenging for students. Sometimes, the anticipation and anxiety are enough to cause stress about school. The colorful illustrations are sure to have them hooked.
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Non-Fiction:
16. The Frog Alphabet Book
In terms of books for children, the benefits of this book are endless. Not only does it benefit students who are still learning their alphabet letters and sounds, but it is also full of information about different types of frogs and so much more!
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17. Tale of a Tadpole
The colorful illustrations in this reader will draw in your students. They will learn so much as they look at the life of a tadpole and how it changes as it grows. These absolutely fascinating animals are yours to learn about in this DK Level 1 reader.
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18. Frogs, Turtles, and Toads: Take Along Guide
Are you leading a nature or survivalist camp this summer? Are your students or children inherently fascinated by all creatures and plants in nature? This take-along guide would be very handy for your next hiking adventure. It discusses many different animals and plants as well.
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19. Being Frog
This book would be an excellent resource for any awesome frog unit study. The text is clear and concise as it gives the reader the most important information. The photos included in this book are taken by an award-winning photographer.
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20. The Frog Mother
Introducing and reading a book like this to your students is beneficial in order for them to learn about different species of frogs all around the world. This book analyzes the Columbia spotted frog. The reader will learn about their significance and how vital they are to life.
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21. A Frog's Life
Take a deeper look at the different kinds of frogs. This book is for all of those curious minds who want to learn and know more about the various body types, favorite foods, defense mechanisms, and hunting skills they have. It's an excellent book for kids!
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22. National Geographic Readers: Tadpole to Frog
Metamorphosis is celebrated and looked at closely in this fun frog book. Taking a closer look at how animals grow up is the main message and central feature of this book. The charming illustrations support the informational text very well. The bright and vibrant images are beautiful!
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23. The Amazing FROG Book For Kids
This interactive book comes complete with word searches, glossy photos, and fun facts. Add this beautiful and educational book to your collection of frog books that you may use for a research report or animal study project that you will assign your students.
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24. National Geographic Readers: Frogs!
Follow these frogs on fun adventures by learning about what they eat, where they live, what they look like, and even what they feel like! Add this reader to your frog books list in your classroom or own personal library. It talks all about these fabulous frogs.
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25. Everything You Need to Know About Frogs and Other Slippery Creatures
This text is the complete frog guide for your bright learner. Build on their natural curiosity about all things slippery and slimy. This book encompasses information about breeding habits, odd facts, strange eating habits, and more as you learn about all things frog!
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26. National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the Rain Forest
If you have an ecosystem unit coming up, learning about how frogs fit in with the larger ecosystem of the rainforest is essential. Reading about how frogs fit in with the world around them and finding their place in that world will help your students see the bigger picture.
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27. National Geographic Kids Reptiles and Amphibians
Stickers, frog facts, coloring pages, and more! This frog book is packed full of information and fun activities for your children or students to take part in and enjoy. This fabulous frog book is fun and interesting for your young biologist.
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28. Frog or Toad?
Students will learn the valuable differences between frogs and toads. They will learn how to identify them and what makes them different. They will also learn what makes them special and unique from one another. The book is excellent for school-aged children to read.
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29. A Frog's Life
This leveled reader focuses on the life cycle of a frog instead of talking about the different types and species that exist. Looking at how a frog's life starts, progresses, and how they reproduce to start the next generation is what this book is mainly about.
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30. The Book of Frogs: A Life-Sized Guide to Six Hundred Species From Around The World.
This incredibly comprehensive book about different species of frogs from around the world is amazingly detailed and thorough. It contains interesting facts about specific frog species that your junior herpetologist will enjoy!
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