# Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a children's book that parents read again and again, praised for simple stories and well-developed characters that adults also enjoy.

## Why people recommend it

- Read aloud to kids repeatedly (2 comments): "I read the entire “Frog & Toad” collection. Probably about 30 times, some stories more." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46397563)) "I have read a lot of frog and toad to my kids." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49933298))
- Favorite series for families (2 comments): "Frog & Toad series by Arnold Lobel is a favorite." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49910612)) "My favorite reading of _Frog and Toad Together_" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46436739))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown](https://hackerapproved.com/p/goodnight-moon.md): 6 recommend
- [Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/little-blue-truck.md): 3 recommend
- [Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bea-wolf.md): 3 recommend
- [Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak](https://hackerapproved.com/p/where-the-wild-things-are.md): 2 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0064440206?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780064440202) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/frog-and-toad/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).