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Book about toad and frog5/13/2023 “Thanks for showing us we’re all the same, Crocodile!” they say in gratitude, thus sparking a laugh-out-loud twist with the alligator’s outrage at being mistaken for a croc. Instead of fixating on the threat of a hungry alligator, Frog and Toad express surprise at being relatives and quickly patch things over. Toad blames the frogs for the noise, and the alligator ultimately says they don't care who started the fuss since frogs and toads are “related” and they all taste the same. Mantle again uses this compositional technique to ratchet up tension when an angry alligator appears, their sleep disturbed by the fight. Mantle’s bright, cartoon-style illustrations make great use of layout by separating frogs from toads with the book’s gutter immediately before mud starts flying-for instance, one spread depicts Frog’s and Toad’s tongues in a tug of war over the fly. Soon their respective amphibian brethren join in, and verbal gibes devolve into a raucous mud fight. When Frog and Toad snap their tongues at the same “juicy fly” within moments of each other, the insect cries, “I’m being eaten by two frogs!” Frog and Toad take immediate offense, and their prey escapes as they vociferously proclaim their differences amid a barrage of insults. Frog and Toad aren’t friends-but could they be?
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