999 Tadpoles is a hilarious book written by Ken Kimura. The story starts with 999 tadpoles growing up in a pond. As they get older, they need a place to live that has more room for all of the big frog family. So they start to explore the world beyond the pond for a bigger one to live in. As they make their travels, the frog family runs into many creatures such as snakes and hawks. One hawk helps the frog family reach their destination of their new large pond home. This book is a great read aloud to give to children at story time in the classroom. There is not too much text on the pages and the illustrations by Yasunari Murakami, are colorful and bright. This book would keep the children's attention while also being a fun read for all involved. Voices for each frog character could be implemented into story time while you could also ask questions before turning each page about what the children believe will happen next in the story. I really enjoyed this book and i think it would be a great asset to the classroom! Mother and Father Frog have 999 tadpole babies. Suddenly the pond is too crowded. On their way to a new pond, Father is snatched by a hawk, but the babies and Mother grab hold of Father as the hawk flies away with them all. They can just hold on for so long. When they fall, happily, they fall into an enormous pond where the family has plenty of room.A nice narrative flow and inviting illustrations combine for a satisfying story.“’Why is this frog getting so heavy?’ the hawk wondered and he looked back. Wow! He was carrying a whole year’s supply of frogs! He was so pleased, he flew even higher.”
My son and I love love LOVE this book! So cute, funny, and easy to read!
—mylove14
ADORABLE. From the story, to the illustrations.
—banana_sargent
Cute illustrations. Mundane story.
—Dhin
Cute art, rather blase story.
—MISSXDEA
V. clever and charming!
—mymaddie
