Content: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL -- ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
In this companion novel to the Life According to Humphrey series, Og the Frog joins Mrs. Brisbane, Humphrey the Hamster, and the "tads" from room 26, becoming their new classroom pet. Just as Og begins to adjust to life away from his beloved pond, and even feels like he could someday fit in, Mrs. Brisbane poses an unexpected question: Is it morally right for her and her students keep Og, or should they send him back home to his pond?
Life According to Og the Frog is a quiet read that will likely appeal to fans of the Life According to Humphrey series. Og is a creative idea for a character, and it is interesting to see classroom life from his viewpoint. Mrs. Brisbane and her students are neither unrealistically perfect nor mean; this makes them all feel more human. A quicker plot with larger turning points and less rumination would have turned Og's story into more of a page-turner, but it's a sweet read nonetheless.
Reviewer: Sydney G., K-6 Library Media Specialist
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