I Took My Frog to the Library

When Bridgett takes her frog to the library in this amusing picture-book romp, he jumps on the checkout desk and frightens the librarian. Each animal that Bridgett brings - a hen, pelican, python, giraffe, hyena and elephant - causes chaos, until finally the librarian tells her that her animals must......more

A very humorous story for animal lovers......more

This is a laugh-out-loud silly book about a girl's increasingly alarming parade of pets who visit the library. Most delightful of all were the distinctive illustrations by Blanche Sims, who I recognized from the beloved POLK STREET SCHOOL books of my childhood.......more

First sentence: I took my frog to the library, but he jumped on the checkout desk and scared the librarian. I took my hen to the library, but she laid an egg in the card catalog. Premise/plot: Bridgett loves, loves, loves to go to the library. So do her animals. The librarian isn't so happy to see th......more

I always enjoy this book. I love the progression of animals and the shenanigans they get up to. We do need an update though - most libraries don't have a card catalog so the hen needs to lay her egg somewhere else. :-)......more