Lots & Lots of Animal Stories for Kids! Vol. 4: Froggies

On a hyper-primary-color classroom-style set, chipper costumed teacher/host Danni Donkey shares information about frogs with five youngsters in this fourth volume from the Animal Stories series from the extensive Lots and Lots of franchise. American toad Ferdie Frog serves as a guide as Miss Danni and the kids follow his visits to various amphibians, including a pickerel frog in Texas (who jumps on a lizard while singing and wearing a cowboy hat), a manatee—sadly noting the species’ smaller population numbers due to careless boaters—in a saltwater lake where his stinky mink frog cousin Leonard lives, European pool frogs with ridged backs in Norway, and Western chorus frogs in Arizona (wearing tuxes). Interspersed between the jokes, songs, and choreography of the kids swaying to music and jumping on tree stumps are actual photos of the real-life creatures and tidbits about their distinctive characteristics. Silly, fun, and informative, this is recommended. Aud: K, E, P. (J. Williams-Wood)