The board book edition of the bestselling rhyming story. Jam-packed with the silliest of animals, this will have the youngest of readers in fits of laughter!

Cats sit on mats, hares sit on chairs, mules sit on stools and gophers sit on sofas. But Frog does not want to sit on a log. Jam-packed with animals and silliness, this original rhyming story is guaranteed to get children giggling!

‘An absolute treat.’ Daily Mail
‘Hilarious.’ Guardian
‘The most outstanding children’s book.’ Jo Wiley, BBC Radio 2

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Oi Frog and Friends is a top ten bestselling series. Loved by children and parents, the books have won numerous awards, including the Laugh Out Loud Picture Book Award, and been shortlisted for many more!

Reviews

Delightfully wicked, will have the whole family laughing!

Norwich Evening News

Readers will enjoy the clever play on words as well as the bold and comical illustrations.

Carousel

gets our vote for funniest book of 2014. A brilliant, brightly coloured gift that is guaranteed to have you in stitches.

Mumsnet

Perfect for 3-5 year-olds... an hilarious re-readable future favourite.

Waterstones (Leilah Shelton)

A very funny book with a lovely twist to the tale. Really entertaining... perfect for bedtime.

Books for Keeps

Readers will enjoy the clever play on words as well as the bold and comical illustrations

Carousel

Storytime will never be the same. Impossible to resist

Kirkus

Great fun

independent.ie

Delightfully mad

telegraph.co.uk

[A] hugely enjoyable piece of rhyming fun..."This is simply an absolute delight to read aloud with your child and became a firm bedtime favourite with my 6 year old daughter Coco" commented radio 2's Jo Whiley

Teach Primary

A fun and welcome addition to the world of rhyming animal books

School Library Journal

Expect lots of laughter

Booklist

Children will adore joining in with the strong rhyming patterns as well as loving the ridiculous scenarios

Teaching English (Primary Matters)

This is a book that's been made to be read out loud....Taking the cat sat on a mat as a starting point, we find out what different animals sit on. But what does frog sit on? It's simply brilliant.

The Independent

It's simply brilliant

The Independent

In this wonderfully silly sequel, Frog is changing the rules ... Guaranteed to become the bedtime read of choice for adult readers as well as the children listening

TheSchoolrun.com

In picture books, the Oi! Frog series (Hodder) by Kes Gray and Jim Field began to challenge Julia Donaldson (and her various illustrators) in popularity

The Guardian

Kes Gray and Jim Field make an excellent pairing in this picture book perfectly aimed at young children... a series of increasingly funny scenes, making this a picture book that is fun to share. * * * *

Books for Keeps

Hilarious illustrations and rhymes... everyone will love it.

Libby Allman (Children's Book Specialist)

I absolutely loved Kes Gray's hilarious rhyming tale... terrific.

Red Reading Hub

I adore this fantastic picture book... Jim Field's strong and amusing illustrations bring this hilarious rhyming story to life... no doubt going to be the favourite choice for bedtime... for both children and adults!

Bath Chronicle

You'd be hard pressed to find a more entertaining book than this stunningly illustrated story... Field's illustrations are bursting with energy and silliness... an absolute treat.

Irish Daily Mail

Kes Gray

Kes Gray is the bestselling author of the OI FROG AND FRIENDS series of books that has sold over 1.5 million copies and has been adapted into a theatre show. He is a multi-award-winning author with over 70 books published. He eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and loves to write books that will make children laugh out loud. He has won the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award and the Laugh Out Loud Book Award and has been shortlisted for the British Book Awards. Kes is based in Essex.

Jim Field

Jim Field is an award-winning illustrator, character designer and animation director. He has illustrated many bestselling children’s books, including Oi Frog! (written by Kes Gray) and The Lion Inside (written by Rachel Bright). Jim is also the illustrator of the Rabbit and Bear series, J.K. Rowling’s The Christmas Pig and his debut author-illustrator bilingual picture book, Monsieur Roscoe on Holiday. He lives near Paris with his wife and daughter.

Related Resources

Oi Frog and Friends! Series – Teaching Resources

Topic: English

Age Range: 3-6, 7-11

Related Book: Oi Frog! Board Book

Book Creator: Jim Field, Kes Gray

Free curriculum-linked resources for Reception and KS1 pupils to support lesson topics on phonics and rhyming sounds based on the bestselling Oi Frog and Friends! picture book series by creators Kes Gray and Jim Field.

These resources will help to develop reading, comprehension and spelling as well as cross-curricular links to art and emotional literacy. Featuring the Oi Frog and Friends! trademark animal, rhyming silliness from the picture books, these are guaranteed to get kids giggling!

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Oi Frog and Friends – Teacher Notes

Topic: English, Modern Classic

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Oi Frog! Board Book

Book Creator: Jim Field, Kes Gray

The laughter never ends with Oi Frog and friends! Celebrate 10 bestselling years of Oi Frog, the hilarious rhyming story guaranteed to get children giggling. Teaching resources for use with Reception and Key Stage 1 students with a focus on phonics

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