A frog who yearns to be any animal that's cute and warm discovers that being wet, slimy, and full of bugs has its advantages.

Frank wasn't satisfied doing ordinary frog things. He wanted to fly, but he was a frog and frogs can't fly. Follow Frank as he jumps and runs and leaps and dives until he finally finds his place in the pond.

"Peeper, a chick who has injured his wing, and Zeep, an alien who has crashed his spaceship, hope Frog, an inventor can help them return to their homes"--

Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.

Froggy and his dad celebrate Father's Day with a game of miniature golf, among other things.

When Froggy, Mom, and Pollywogilina set out for the library, Froggy brings a wheelbarrow to hold all the books he plans to borrow but he is so excited that he forgets to use his indoor voice.

With some help from a frog, Tubby the Tuba shows the orchestra that tubas can play melodies as well as other instruments.

Monty the frog has a secret he wants to share with the reader--he cannot swim!

In rhyming text, cat explains why frog has to sit on a log, even if he finds it uncomfortable.

"Frog is excited about the coming of winter, until he finds out that frogs sleep through the long cold months while they hibernate"--