Froggy Plays in the Band

Froggy is ba-a-a-a-ck! This time it's the school band that will never quite be the same. There's a prize to win, and Froggy is determined to be there. He practices on his father's saxophone and memorizes the rules for marching. And, as Jonathan London has shown in his other Froggy books, Froggy surprises and brings smiles to all. John McDonough is a fine choice for narrator. He clearly enjoys his role as the persistent and incorrigible frog. McDonough leaves time for the signature flopping of Froggy's feet and stretches out Froggy's whines and exclamations. His gruff croaks exude friendliness. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine

February 1, 2002
In Froggy and friends' latest adventure, they enter a marching band contest, and Miss Martin's rules are clear: "Don't look left/ Don't look right/ And Don't stop for Anything!" So when they reach the reviewing stand, the obedient hero gets bonked in the head by Frogilina's falling baton in Froggy Plays in the Band by Jonathan London, illus. by Frank Remkiewicz.