The Mysterious Tadpole

Wonderful children’s book! We always find something new in the pictures. I remember reading as a kid and now get to read it to my son!

A cute story that inferences the Lock Ness Monster. My kids loved the story.

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

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.

I actually purchases this book to give to the library after we lost their copy. We ended up finding it the day it was delivered so we were able to keep it. Such a great story. My daughter chooses this book a lot for her bedtime story. Definitely recommend.

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 :).

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?!?!

I had checked this out from the library for my 5 year old son. He loved it so much I bought it and another book by this author. It is funny and the illustrations are great. The ending is great and creates another dilema to be solved but this time it ignites the child's imagination.

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.

可愛いお話。 おたまじゃくしと思って、大切に育てますが、ドンドン 大きくなっちゃう〜。 それでも、大切に育てた「おたまじゃくし？！」と、一緒に 生活が出来るように、少年は奮闘します。 とても、素敵です。 最後の裏表紙も、見逃さないで見て下さいね♪

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

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.