Who am I?
What are my talents?
Can I fly?
Is life better over there?
Where do I fit in?
There are so many children's picture books that explore these questions especially the question about flying. My favourite also features a frog - Frog is Frog by Max Velthuijs. Here are some other books that explore this theme and the theme of identity :
"When frog was a tadpole, a moonbeam sliced through the murky water of his pool and lit up his tiny tadpole face."
Thus begins a quest by Frog to reach the moon. He enlists the help of three others who live near his pond. Firstly Spider who suggests making a ladder of ferns. Next Possum who suggests swinging from a vine and lastly Crow who suggests making a set of wings.
After each of these suggestions fail to work the wise old Owl returns. Frog feels utterly defeated. "Sad and tired, Frog perched on a branch in the middle of his pool. " Owl advises him to look again. Frog looks into the water. At last he can be with the moon and the stars. Sometimes the things we are looking for are much closer than we realise.
Frog finds a place is another book from our CBCA 2016 Notable list.
Here is a set of detailed teaching notes.
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