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Frog and Toad All Year
Children's fiction
Frog and Toad All Year
Book 3 of the Frog and Toad series
64 pages · First published 1976
Frog and Toad share five seasonal adventures that carry their friendship through an entire year. They sled in winter, look for spring, eat ice cream in summer, rake leaves in autumn, and celebrate Christmas together. Their contrasting personalities create gentle humor while each story resolves through loyalty rather than competition. Arnold Lobel’s classic early reader uses simple language and emotional precision to show how friendship can make even very ordinary seasonal moments memorable.
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Very mild child-sized tension involving sledding, a scary-looking ice-cream-covered Toad, and worry that a friend is late; no violence, sexual content, language, or substance use.
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Chocolate Milk
A friendly chocolate pour for sledding days, Christmas visits, and stories shared through the seasons.
What you'll need
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- Makes 1 serving.
- Pour the milk into a glass and add 1 tablespoon of chocolate syrup.
- Stir well until the syrup is fully mixed in. Taste and add more syrup if you like a richer chocolate flavor.
- For a warm version, gently heat the mixed chocolate milk in a small saucepan, stirring until warm; do not boil. Pour into a mug and let it cool to a comfortable drinking temperature.
- Garnish: Top with a swirl of whipped cream, if desired.
- Glassware: Tall glass for cold chocolate milk; mug for the warm version.
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Brandy Tea Toddy
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A fragrant cup of tea suits a lively, lighthearted reading mood.
What you'll need
- 6 oz hot black tea ↗
- 1 1/2 oz brandy
- 1 tbsp honey ↗
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
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How to mix it
- Add brandy, honey, and lemon juice to a warmed mug. Top with hot black tea and stir.
- Garnish: Lemon wheel.
- Glassware: Mug.
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