The Mysterious Tadpole

This was one of my favorite books as a child. I just got it for my 4 year old and they absolutely love it. It's imaginative and fun. There are so many little details in the pictures that every time I read it I find something new. It just arrived yesterday and I've already read it to my 4 year old 6 times.

This is a new family favorite. One of those charming classic tales for all ages.

My second grade class used to love this book. There are so many follow up projects you can do. I was excited that my granddaughter also loved it

So, we picked up maybe a dozen books for a 3 year old nephew that was staying with us for a long weekend. Unfortunately, about 10 of them never got any attention because he insisted upon this book every time after reading it the first night! Any attempt to open another would get met with a very insistent "TADPOLE!!" so I probably could recite this one from memory at this point. However, though reading the same book over and over can be annoying, it is a cute story and obviously a sign that kids get a kick out of it. We did send it home with him, so I'm sure by now his parents are thanking us for that :).

Love his books. This came in great condition.

A great book for a kid that loves reptiles

SUCH A GREAT BOOK. I love Steven Kellogg. His books make me and the kid happy at the same time. So much wonderful imagination and creativity in each one. I did I mention that this is such a great book?!?!

Cute story of a birthday present of a tadpole turning into the Loch Ness Monster. My favorite part was going to dog training class and the trainer asking what type of dog it was - really made me laugh.

A story I loved as a child. My children love it too.

Agree with previous poster, a very poor rewriting of the original, and I don't care for the illustrations at all. Off to find a copy of the original.

Beware this is a poor rewriting of the original.

I didn't realize this wasn't his original version. He updated this one. The original was much better in my opinion. There were more funny clues in the pictures in the original version. In this one, the jokes are more blatant. I used this book in school for various reading comprehension strategies. The original suited my needs better. I wanted an additional copy but they aren't the same.