Beware of the Frog

Beware of the Frog is a fun but weird fairy tale of a pet frog that protects an old ladies house. The old lady lives on the edge of a big, dark, scary wood. Throughout the book scary monsters come out of the wood. They each try and do different things to her. The first monster tries to steal all of her shiny things. When he comes to the door the frog eats him. The next monster tries to move into the old ladies house by stinking it up. He comes to the door and the frog eats him. The last monster tries to eat her and the frog eats him. At the end of the story the frog convinces the old lady to kiss him and she turns into a frog. She is angry and ends up eating the pet frog.

The end of the book is a little weird but funny. I read this book to my second graders and they thought it was hilarious. We made up our own creatures to protect our houses that were funny and ironic. I would use this book in my classroom because it is creative and helps the children to generate creative ideas to write about.