Thanks to Camille at BookMoot for the tip about the 25th anniversary of Arnold Lobel’s classic beginning reader, Days With Frog and Toad. I blogged about Lobel and the Frog and Toad books here. An article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette calls Lobel’s books “a rite of passage.”

In fact, it’s become a rite of passage for beginning readers to marvel at Frog’s ingenuity in waking up sleepy Toad in time to enjoy the spring, to laugh as Frog attempts to teach him about will power and cookies, and to cheer as Toad finally manages to get his kite aloft, thanks to a large dose of optimism supplied by Frog.

I just know they’re fun–and full of life lessons for all ages.