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PreS-Gr 2 Spare, poignant, and ultimately upbeat, this tale depicts the natural cycle of friendship from an enthusiastic first encounter to contented companionship to the heartbreak of loss and eventual emotional renewal. Presented with a comfortingly consistent narrative structure, the events are set against the backdrop of the changing seasons, reassuring readers that winter will turn again to spring, sadness to joy. In "spring," City Dog runs free in the countryside for the first time ever and discovers an unfamiliar creature perched on a rock. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

It's spring vacation for City Dog, and he joyfully heads across the country meadow, unleashed. Down by the water, he makes a new friend, and Country Frog teaches him some games—jumping, splashing, croaking. Come summer, City Dog returns and this time takes the lead—sniffing, fetching, barking. In the fall, Country Frog is tired, and the two are con...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The dog and frog of the title become friends over the course of three seasons, but when the dog returns in wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A heartbreaking—and heart-mending—story about friendship, loss, and the life process. The shifting of the seasons color-codes each phase of City Dog and Country Frog’s friendship, from the bright green of spring, when Dog and Frog meet, to th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More