ALL-WEATHER FRIENDS

PLB 0-7358-1048-6 Is it going to be a good-weather day? That’s the question that all the animals expect Moss the frog to answer; it’s well known that some humans in the neighborhood keep their “weather frog” in a jar. Moss strives mightily, predicting sunny weather right before it rains, and rain just before it clears up. He can’t live up to his reputation, but he can rescue that frog, Olive, imprisoned in the jar, thus turning her into a grateful companion. The tradition, known mostly in Europe, of keeping weather frogs in jars is explained in a note. Black crayon sketches washed with watercolor move the characters across the pages and reflect the full range of their emotions; this playful story may leave readers ready to conduct their own experiments in forecasting the weather—with or without the help of a frog. (Picture book. 5-8)