Make Frog and Toad

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BfK No. 5 - November 1980

Cover Story
There was a boy called Thomas Mead
Who never ever learned to read.
"l wish you would!" his teacher sighed
"Why should l?" Thomas Mead replied.
The Tale of Thomas Mead (Bodley Head 0 370 30357 1, £3.25, January 1981) which is a positive and hilarious answer to `Why should I?' Pat says, `I liked the idea because both my children found reading difficult.' We are delighted to have Thomas Mead on our cover and Pat Hutchins in the Authorgraph (p. 14). For more see the Editor's Page in this issue.

Article Author:

Jill Bennett

Jill Bennett's class were so enthusiastic about Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad books that she set about bringing Frog and Toad to `life' for them. The result (pictured here) is very easy to make and not expensive. Jill says she used mostly scraps that parents brought in.

Having book characters in the form of toys or puppets in the classroom stimulates interest in books and also provides the raw material for lots of imaginative play and talk.

Frog and Toad have had many more adventures in Jill Bennett's classroom than even Arnold Lobel has dreamed up.

So that you can have Frog and Toad in your classroom, Jill has drawn up a pattern and instructions on how to make them. If you'd like a copy, just send 50p to the SBA, 1 Effingham Road, Lee, London SE12 8NZ. Cheques or postal orders should be payable to the SBA.