Oi Frog! (Oi Frog and Friends)

My 4-year-old son absolutely loves the Oi books, and to be honest, I really enjoy reading them too. Oi Frog! is one of those books that stands out a bit—fun, simple, but clever enough to keep both of us engaged. The rhyming is playful and helps introduce new words in a way that doesn’t feel forced or overly “educational.” It’s also just something a bit different from the usual bedtime stories. The animal pairings are silly in a good way, and the rhythm makes it easy for kids to join in or predict what’s coming next. The illustrations are bright and well done, with enough going on to keep little eyes interested without being too busy. It’s a quick read, but it doesn’t feel rushed. Works well when you’re winding down at the end of the day but still want a bit of fun before lights out. If your kid likes books with a bit of humour and rhythm, this one’s definitely worth having on the shelf

This lively book pairs up the multi award-winning Kes Gray (author of Eat Your Peas and the Daisy books) and the equally prolific award-holding Jim Field (illustrator of The Parent Agency and The Lion Inside). And what a fantastic pairing: the hilarious conversation between the bossy know-it-all cat and the mildly peeved frog perfectly match the bright and comic illustrations. It all begins when Cat dramatically shouts, “Oi Frog! Sit on a log!”, but Frog doesn’t really want to sit on a log, so he questions the convention. Cat purrs forth her wisdom (incidentally you can attribute your own genders to the characters, or ignore!) by telling Frog what objects different animals should sit on. Cat’s list goes on and on, with Frog querying how comfortable some of these suggestions are. It all ends with a hilarious twist, which I for one did not see coming! I first came across this book at my local library. I read it to my three year old, and she immediately demanded that I re-read it to her. On the 5th re-read I had to call my husband for reinforcement (in need of refreshment!), and he read it another couple of times to her. That has never happened before, so I think that’s the biggest accolade we can give this book! Of course, we now have our own copy, and I really genuinely do think this is a future classic that will stand the test of time. As a parent and teacher, I found it very entertaining myself, and am pretty sure Year 1 teachers would love this book as a fun antidote to phonics drills! Happy reading! Pippa

Great book to help children learn to rhyme simple sentences and nice rhythm

Brilliant books and fantastic illustrations. My 4 year old loves them.

Fantastic book full of laughs

Great little book my grandson loved it!

Our 5-year-old son finds this series hilarious. He was particularly keen to get Oi Frog. It's fun to read it to him so he can focus on the entertaining illustrations, but the vocabulary is easy enough for him to read it to us too. The book has some educational value in helping cement the idea of rhyme, but it's mainly about the zany humour. You can't argue when it makes your kids want to read!

Wonderful book, very funny, my grandson loves it.

Illustrations are good, got the paperback version paper quality is decent. It's a conversation between frog and a cat and every word rhymes.

Uno dei libri che trovo perfetto per arricchire il vocabolario dei bambini, dato che contiene moooltissimi nomi di animali e di oggetti. Infatti, racconta di una rana che non vuole sedersi su un tronco come le ha ordinato il gatto ma su qualcos'altro, magari di più comodo. Ma il gatto le dice che NON può perché: "frogs sit on logs", "cats sit on mats", "hares sit on chairs" e tantissime associazioni ancora, tutte in rima. Infine, dopo una panoramica dei diversi animali e dei loro diversi appoggi, si arriva anche ai cani ... e cosa far rima con "Dogs"? HELP! Oltre ad essere didattico è anche divertente - già solo a guardare le vivaci illustrazioni!!!

Oi Frog son derece eğlenceli bir kitap, fakat Türkçe okunduğunda mantığını biraz yitiriyor. 2 yaşındaki oğlum için ne kadar şey ifade ettiğinden emin değilim; ama ben okurken çok zevk alıyorum :))

Me ha gustado muchísimo. Súper original, a mis alumnos les ha parecido súper divertido.

Very cute, extremely funny! It is for a little bit bigger audience, my daughter is only 11 months old but she loves the colors and drawings in it ☺️