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Froggy's Worst Playdate
  • Published: 15 January 2017
  • ISBN: 9780142422298
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $19.99

Froggy's Worst Playdate

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Froggy's back! A Puffin picture book staple, Jonathan Londan has a grand total of nearly 500,000 units sold since 2009!

Which is worse—a playdate with a girl or no playdate at all?

A play date with a girl? Froggy is horrified! What will his friends say? But when Dad bribes him with the promise of a movie outing, Froggy has to agree, even if he won't sit next to Frogilina. She might try to kiss him. EEWW! This could be the worst play date ever.

Children have enjoyed the misadventures of trouble-prone Froggy in more than twenty books. Froggy just never learns—and that's why we love him!
  • Published: 15 January 2017
  • ISBN: 9780142422298
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the author

Jonathan London

Jonathan London is the creator of more than 20 books about the lovable and enduringly popular character Froggy.  He is also a poet and a novelist. He burst on the children's book scene in 1992 with the publication of three picture books. Since then he has published over 100 picture books, including the Froggy series and the young adult novel Where's Home? Jonathan London started writing poetry in his late teens. Although he received a Masters Degree in Social Sciences and never formally studied literature or creative writing, he began to consider himself a "writer" about the time he graduated from college. After college, he became a dancer in a modern dance company and worked at numerous low-paying jobs as a laborer or counselor. However, during this 20-year period, London continued to write. He wrote poems and short stories for adults, earning next to nothing despite being published in many literary magazines. "It wasn't until I had kids of my own that I became a writer for children," he explains. "It all started with telling them stories when they were very young. I wrote down one of these stories, and it became The Owl Who Became the Moon, my first picture book sale (though it was my fourth to appear in print). Now I am finally making a living as a writer. A dream come true!" Born a "Navy brat" in Brooklyn, New York, London was raised on naval stations throughout the US and Puerto Rico. Today he lives with his wife, Maureen, and their two sons, Aaron and Sean, in rural Northern California, where they like to backpack in the summer, play in the snow in winter, and dance all year around.
portrait photo of Jonathan London

Also by Jonathan London

Froggy for President!
Froggy Builds a Snowman
Froggy Picks a Pumpkin
Froggy's Lemonade Stand
Sleep Train
Froggy Goes to Grandma's
Froggy Goes to the Library
See all

Praise for Froggy's Worst Playdate

All Froggy titles have been IRA-CBC Children's Choices.

Praise for Froggy's Worst Playdate:

"London deals with a classic young-child dilemma--wrestling with the embarrassment of having a crush--with sympathetic humor."--Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz's Froggy books:

"A good choice for reading aloud.... Any youngster who has ever bundled up for wintertime will surely laugh out loud over this addled amphibian's constant dressing and undressing."--Publishers Weekly on Froggy Gets Dressed

"Perfect to comfort any kid a little hesitant at the first swimming lesson. Giggles come with the lesson."--The Orlando Sentinel on Froggy Learns To Swim

"The accessible text, with its sound effects and overall sense of fun, is a pleasure to read aloud. Even nonreaders can enjoy the story through the cartoonlike illustrations. Another winning entry in the Froggy series."--Booklist on Froggy Goes To Bed

All Froggy titles have been IRA-CBC Children's Choices.

Praise for Froggy's Worst Playdate:

"London deals with a classic young-child dilemma--wrestling with the embarrassment of having a crush--with sympathetic humor."--Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz's Froggy books:

"A good choice for reading aloud.... Any youngster who has ever bundled up for wintertime will surely laugh out loud over this addled amphibian's constant dressing and undressing."--Publishers Weekly on Froggy Gets Dressed

"Perfect to comfort any kid a little hesitant at the first swimming lesson. Giggles come with the lesson."--The Orlando Sentinel on Froggy Learns To Swim

"The accessible text, with its sound effects and overall sense of fun, is a pleasure to read aloud. Even nonreaders can enjoy the story through the cartoonlike illustrations. Another winning entry in the Froggy series."--Booklist on Froggy Goes To Bed