The Teeny Weeny Tadpole is a story of a little baby tadpole who wants to jump like his mother does. She explains to him that one day he will be able to jump too. He goes off into the water and comes across a lamb. He asks the lamb if it can jump and it replies, "of course I can"! The lamb jumps and the tadpole wishes he could jump too. The tadpole then comes across a rabbit and a grasshopper. He asks them both if they can jump and sure enough they can. They both jumppity jump and hippity hop. Tadpole continues swimming until he comes across the big bad fish. The only way to escape is to jump. When he tries to jump, he realizes he is no longer a tadpole, but a frog! He jumps away from the big bad fish and realizes that he too can jump.
This story is a cute, but common story. I liked the book overall, but there are many books like this out there. I think children will enjoy this story and be able to relate to it. All young children all wish they could something that older kids can. They are impatient when adults say "one day you will be able to". They want to do it that very instant. The tadpole in the story is the same way. He wants to be able to jump like everyone else. The exciting thing is that the tadpole finally does learn to jump, and at the perfect time.
This book is a good story for preschool-1st graders. It is a book that all kids can relate to and has fun pictures. It is a quick read and could be a good read a loud book or just a book to include in your library. I liked this story, but I feel like I could find a better one that carries a similar message. I think children will like this story. It reminded me a little bit of the movie finding nemo which many children love.
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