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March 5, 2023 pick is PETER EASTER FROG by Erin Dealey, illustrated by G. Brian Karas


Frog hoppity hops through the park delivering eggs and bumps into Turtle who offers to help.


Really enjoyed reading this one because it is a well-crafted joke.


7 Story Elements


Characters: Peter Easter Frog, Turtle, Cow, Dog, Squirrel, Bunny


Theme: Traditional roles


Conflict: non-conformity with social norms


Plot: Frog hops through park to deliver eggs and bumps into Turtle who offers to help. Together they deliver eggs to Cow who wants to help too. On to Dog to deliver his egg but he too wants to join the egg delivery fun. Squirrel is good at hiding things--he will help hide eggs. Through the park they all hop until they meet Bunny. Bunny isn’t happy because “I am The Bunny.” Will Frog and Bunny resolve their role identity conflict and become friends?


Setting: spring, park


Perspective: Narrator


Style: end rhyme broken

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