simka2 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I tried to google the reading level of Frog and toad and got everything fro K-2 and was wondering if the Hive could be a bit more specific? Also, if I have a ds who really like these books...what would be comprable? I know...really basic questions...I must not be wording my google searches right :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I think 1st grade. My daughter absolutely LOVED Frog and Toad. I can NOT tell you how much she liked those books. :smilielol5: After Frog and Toad, when they start getting into those really short chapter books, my daughter liked Commander Toad. He has an entire series and he goes into outer space. She read those over and over last year. She's read them this year too - just for fun. Our library has the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Have you seen the lexile site? It isn't perfect but it is pretty helpful in figuring the level my kids are reading at so I can find books in the same range. I think some comparable books would be Little Bear, Owl at Home, anything by Syd Hoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unity Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I'd consider it to be about 2.0, or end first/beginning second grade. For other books around the same level, I'd consider other books by Arnold Lobel like Grasshopper on the Road or Mouse Soup, also the Little Bear books (Sendak) are just as beautifully illustrated... Henry and Mudge is another little series about the same level, and also about friendship and animals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I tried to google the reading level of Frog and toad and got everything fro K-2 and was wondering if the Hive could be a bit more specific? Also, if I have a ds who really like these books...what would be comprable? I know...really basic questions...I must not be wording my google searches right :D They are about the perfect post-basic CVC series. Not "too easy" and not "too hard." My (then) Kindergartner who was a relatively strong reader enjoyed reading these. Very funny books! Really gems once one is past the BOB book stage. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGreen Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I really like Scholsatic's site: http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do Also not perfect, but I can usually find the book I am looking for. It also has a "BooksAlike" search function that will give you books similar to the title you put in. They put the Frog and Toad books around the 2.1-2.3 grade level, depending on the book. HTH! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Also, have you seen these books: http://www.sonlight.com/readers-2.html Some of these are awesome for that reading level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleGreen Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Oh and other titles we liked similar: Little Bear series Henry and Mudge series Owl at Home also Arnold Lobel I am blanking and my kids are sounding like they need supervision.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpidarkomama Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 And here's yet another website that I happen to use. :) http://home.comcast.net/~ngiansante/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 According to my Heart of Dakota guide they are reading level 2.5. My ds read them halfway through 1st grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Some others: Owl at Home Oscar Otter Little Bear Mouse Tales Mouse Soup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 If, like most people here, you're doing phonics, then they're probably more "advanced" than if you're doing long lists of sight words like in many public schools. There's a lot more than CVC words in there. Kids have to know some stuff you wouldn't get to for a good while if you were doing ETC or OPGTR. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmer Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Frog and Toad is a about a level K to L which is end first beginning second in level...a child would need to have long vowel knowledge, ability to split words into syllables to solve, they are great books though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 If, like most people here, you're doing phonics, then they're probably more "advanced" than if you're doing long lists of sight words like in many public schools. There's a lot more than CVC words in there. Kids have to know some stuff you wouldn't get to for a good while if you were doing ETC or OPGTR. Just a thought. I disagree. What I like most about the Alfred Lobel books is the that they don't throw in many phonetically difficult words of the type that are quite common in many early readers. We did ETC and had no problem reading Frog and Toad or Owl at Home and they are pure fun! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 The stories are in my son's first grade reader at school (Open Court, I think... They also use Scott Foresman, but I seem to recall Frog and Toad being in Open Court). I don't know which part of first grade they are, as I don't remember if he read them as regular classwork or the "blue group" (advanced readers that got to read from the 2nd semester book). So somewhere in the first grade range as far as traditional school textbooks go (where the Dolch site word list is utilized heavily). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Might like Mr. Putter and Tabby, too. Frog and Toad have basic, simple plots that appeal to first graders, but some first graders won't have the phonics skills to figure them out. If your child is a phonetic reader, you might try doing the "you read a page, then I'll read a page" to get them into the plot, then give them the chance to read them independently once they are familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I agree with the recommendations for the other Lobel books. James Marshall has some books with a similar sense of humor: Fox on Stage, Three in a Tree, Four on the Shore. We loved those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Our library has Frog and Toad All Year (which happens to be sitting on my shelf right now...) listed as 2nd grade. Not sure where they get their grade designations from, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 (edited) Might like Mr. Putter and Tabby, too. Frog and Toad have basic, simple plots that appeal to first graders, but some first graders won't have the phonics skills to figure them out. If your child is a phonetic reader, you might try doing the "you read a page, then I'll read a page" to get them into the plot, then give them the chance to read them independently once they are familiar. -completely lost my train of thought!!! Your post reminded me that even though he is behind for his age, the length doesn;t bother him. I found that encourageing!!! Frog and Toad has been so good for ds. He is VERY behind in reading, he's 9 and with our recent move lost a lot of ground. The F&T books give him the length he can handle while building his confidence on the comprehension and fluency. Thanks for all the replies! I was really nervous with finding something with the same sense of humor. Ds is a pretty sarcastic kid, and to see him laugh while reading is WONDERFUL!!!! Edited December 15, 2010 by simka2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Wonderful books. DD read them in K, DS in 2nd grade. Both enjoyed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Slightly off-topic, but did you know there's a musical about Frog and Toad? I was able to take my kids to a community theater production, and it was hilarious. The musical includes many of the stories from the book. The soundtrack is also available, I downloaded it from I-tunes. (No, it doesn't help with book recommendations, but your son might get a kick out of it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Wind in the Willows? We always read Frog and Toad in first grade.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Slightly off-topic, but did you know there's a musical about Frog and Toad? I was able to take my kids to a community theater production, and it was hilarious. The musical includes many of the stories from the book. The soundtrack is also available, I downloaded it from I-tunes. (No, it doesn't help with book recommendations, but your son might get a kick out of it.) We saw this a few years ago and loved it! Every once in a while, we still break out and sing, "I'm the snail with the mail, I'll deliver without fail!" Fun stuff. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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