Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Frogs Jump
Alan Brooks · 1999
78/100
👍 Worth It
The counting-up-and-back-down structure is clever, the absurdist twist on animal sounds is genuinely funny for young children, and Steven Kellogg's illustrations are the real star — Publishers Weekly called them 'masterful' and noted they carry most of the comedy. This is a book that rewards repeated readings as kids spot new details in the art, which is exactly what you want from a picture book at this age.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance70
craft82
originality76
accuracy85
hype78
age-fit92
human-eye78
Penny’s verdict78
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