Hachette Children’s Books ISBN 978444955910 £12.99
More or less exactly what you’d expect from another in the successful and popular series of Oi Frog and Oi Dog books. This is another comically and colourfully illustrated book of quirky animals and the rhyming places that bossy frog says they can sit. This time, however, frog is attempting to do the whole alphabet from A-Z much to Cat’s and Dog’s disbelief. Cat utters the sarcastic line of “Good luck with that!” which is exactly what, as a grown up reader, I was thinking. In order to fit the whole alphabet and an introductory explanatory introduction and a funny ending into the usual 32 page double spread there is a centre fold surprise with QRSTUV successfully squeezed in. There is certainly lots to interest both the young and the aging mind as you are introduced to some of the more unusual creatures of the world. Quetzels, Quolls and X ray tetra were all new to me!! And if you really ant to find out which animals sit on frilly pink knickers you’ll have to invest to find out. No spoilers from me.
Jane Macleod