A Frog in the Bog

by Karma Wilson, Joan Rankin (Illustrator)

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A frog in the bog grows larger and larger as he eats more and more bugs, until he attracts the attention of an alligator who puts an end to his eating.

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Genre
Picture books for children
Stories in rhyme
Subject
Alligators
Bogs
Counting
Frogs
Insects
Marshes
Numbers
Swamps

kmgerbig | Apr 10, 2023 |

Great rhythm and a funny story. (

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AnnaWaffles | Aug 28, 2020 |

USE: Working together. Teamwork.
Genre: fantasy.
Media: definitely watercolors.you can tell.

Frog goes to a bog. There are some made up words. He tried to eat some bugs so they stayed away. The frog sat on a half-sunk log and it turned out to be a gator. The frog grew bigger and then smaller. Snails and flies were inhaled. He was a hog. Do not be too much of a hog in real life! They don't talk but are given some human-like attributes to make it fantastical and fast-pacing. (

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HannahChesnutt | Mar 4, 2016 |

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mew034 | Sep 15, 2015 |

A frog is sitting on a log and eats a tick, flies, fleas, slugs, and snails. He gets bigger and bigger and then a gator tries to eat him. So he spits all the bugs out and gets smaller. He so small that the gator doesn’t want him. This book has great pictures and allows students to use counting skills. (

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jsylve | Sep 30, 2014 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Karma Wilson	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Rankin, Joan	Illustrator	main author	all editions	confirmed

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Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee – Grades K-2 – 2005)

Ladybug Picture Book Award (Nominee – 2004)

Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award (Nominee – 2004)

South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee – Picture Book Award – 2007)

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Early Math Project Children's Literature

Texas 2x2 Reading List (2004)

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Bog

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To my wonderful agent, Steve, who helped me make it in the frog-eat-fron world of writing -- K. W.

For Lane and Chris. In memory of your childhood -- J.R.

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There's a frog on the log in the middle of the bog.

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A frog in the bog grows larger and larger as he eats more and more bugs, until he attracts the attention of an alligator who puts an end to his eating.

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This book is good for students learning to rhyme.

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A frog in the bog
Eats a lot of bugs and then
Almost gets eaten!
(rretzler)