When he awakens again in the spring, he discovers new leaves budding, and joyfully welcomes them to the world. Concerned when the leaves begin to fall, our ursine hero at first attempts to replace them on the trees, but when he eventually gets sleepy he uses them to line a cave in which to hibernate. Caldecott honoree Stein makes another splash with this charming duo.A bear experiences his first autumn and winter in this lovely picture-book examination of the changing of the seasons from author/illustrator David Ezra Stein. Kids will enjoy Tad’s enthusiasm and obvious adoration of his father. “Parents faced with a child who has trouble staying in his or her own bed will relate to Dad’s exasperation and chuckle at Tad’s persistence.
Parents will recognize the bleary-eyed adult’s eyes when he says, ‘Is it morning already?’”- Booklist Dad’s comical face expresses gloom, dismay, and pride over Tad’s antics. The green amphibian’s round pink mouth humorously ‘BUURRPPs’ with noise. Brilliant watercolors accented with Crayola zing with energy in splashy two page spreads. “A humorous treatment of a common bedtime problem. Like every good go-to-sleep book, this one will hold up to many repeat readings.”- The Horn Book Stein uses color to great effect to show the lap-listener that this little gem is both a celebration of the father-child relationship and a good-night book. Little ones will chuckle at Tad’s enthusiasm and Dad’s growing exhaustion. “Parents everywhere, especially those with night-wandering, bed-sharing toddlers, will laugh with grim identification.
A wonderful bedtime or froggy-themed storytime read.”- School Library Journal Children will laugh at Tad’s antics while parents will sympathize with father frog’s disturbed sleep. “Comically expressive, deftly conveying the energy of the wee frog and the exasperation of his dad with thick black strokes filled with swampy watercolor washes in mixed layouts ranging from spreads to cleverly focused vignettes.
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