{"id":22330,"date":"2013-12-14T23:49:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T03:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=22330"},"modified":"2013-12-14T23:49:46","modified_gmt":"2013-12-15T03:49:46","slug":"review-of-frog-trouble-by-sandra-boynton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=22330","title":{"rendered":"Review of Frog Trouble, by Sandra Boynton"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Frog Trouble
\nAnd Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs
\nSongs and illustrations by Sandra Boynton<\/p>\n

Workman Publishing Company, New York, 2013. 64 pages. CD included.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

Another book of songs by Sandra Boynton! Frog Trouble<\/em> is a collection of country music songs, with completely fun lyrics. I\u2019m not a country music fan, so I didn\u2019t know of the performers ahead of time, but all the songs are performed by different groups, and the result is delightful and hilarious.<\/p>\n

The title song is about the \u201cone thing that gets a Cowboy down. It\u2019s the kind of trouble that we\u2019ve got in this town \u2013 Frog Trouble. Hmm-mm.\u201d There are songs about a dog, about trucks, about the heartache of having to clean your room. She always seems to include a love song appropriate for singing to your child, and in this case it\u2019s \u201cBeautiful Baby.\u201d \u201cAlligator Stroll\u201d includes dance instructions, and I challenge you to listen to it without at least tapping your feet.<\/p>\n

I listened to the entire CD twice through on a long drive, and it kept me smiling all the way with its clever word play and serious silliness. Good music, too!<\/p>\n

Makes me wish I had a little one in the house to have an excuse to buy this book and CD and play it over and over. As it is, this may be my Christmas gift choice for families with a little one, because everyone in the family is sure to enjoy it.<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

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