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Raining Fish and Frogs Kindle Edition

by Lois Wickstrom (Author), Janet King (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
Nothing was biting on the shore of Lake Fish-or-Cut-Bait. Not even the mosquitoes!
Nothing was biting on the shore of Lake Fish-or-Cut-Bait. Not even the mosquitoes! A ravenous wind sucked up all the water from the lake. It sucked up the fishes and the frogs too. It even sucked up balls from the playground. Then that ravenous wind headed toward town, blowing wind through the branches, and twisting up the playground swings. When that wind could hold no more, rain started falling. It wasn't an ordinary rain. Balls fell on the steeple and rang the bell. Fish and frogs fell on cars in the streets. A fish even fell into the janitor's wash bucket.
It was as if breakfast was landing on people's doorsteps.
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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Language
    English
  3. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  4. Accessibility
    Learn more
  5. Publication date
    November 15, 2023
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Reviewed by Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite
Raining Fish and Frogs is a delightful tale that features the rare event of a waterspout. This short children's picture book is just so much fun to read. Lois Wickstrom uses a light-hearted style of prose layered with wit and humor, which will put smiles on the faces of all readers, kids and adults alike. Apart from the engaging story itself, the event of a waterspout is brilliantly portrayed through the narrative, so much so that even young children will find it easy to understand and grasp the concept. The lively illustrations by Janet King are the icing on the cake, breathing life into the setting. I genuinely enjoyed this book and feel children will find it entertaining as well as educational.

Cynthia Kern OBrien
Reviewer - Midwest Book Review
The science note at the end wraps up the story perfectly! Tornados that form over water are called waterspouts and can suck a lake dry! Imagine fishing and everything in the lake is sucked up into the sky and when the waterspout disperses, it literally rains fish and frogs! Imagine arriving home to find a fish on your doorstep just in time for you to make dinner. (Ages 4-8)

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BZJQJP52
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 16.9 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

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Lois Wickstrom

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Lois Wickstrom lives in a world where imaginary playmates are real. She doesn’t remember being born, so she finds unbirthdays are more exciting than the official once-a-year date on the calendar. She’s taken so many science classes that she believes science is the solution to almost every problem, including the dilemmas in fairy tales.

She writes by herself. She writes with co-authors. She asks illustrators what they would like to draw. If she ever writes her autobiography, the title will be My Life as a Group Project.

Her mother used to get angry with her for daydreaming. Her little sister picked on her. So she lived in books and wrote her own stories in which the bad-guys made sense, and the good-guys had a chance. As she has grown older, her imagination has grown weirder. Even she doesn’t know what she will write next.

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  • chrissey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful way to explain a natural phenomena
    Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2023
    Raining Fish and Frogs
    By: Lois Wickstrom

    I want to start by saying I have really grown to love the books of Lois Wickstrom. She does a fantastic job of explaining the natural world to young readers. In this book young readers are introduced to the phenomenon of a water spout. It all starts with a young man who decides to go catch a trout for breakfast. While he is there the winds pick up and the fish and the frogs of the lake are taken by them. However, when the winds can’t hold any more it started raining fish and frogs. This was honestly such a great story and the illustrations (as usual) only add to the charm of the book. I definitely recommend getting this story for young elementary readers. It will definitely be finding a permanent place in my classroom library!
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  • Aschultz
    4.0 out of 5 stars Silly Science
    Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023
    Raining Fish and Frogs is a story that introduces some aspects of science in a silly way. It starts with a person wanting fried trout for breakfast, and to get this he has to fish for his breakfast. Nothing was biting, but a freakish wind came along and sucked up all the water from the lake. The wind and “tornado” like thing got stronger and headed for the town. When the funnel couldn’t hold another thing, it started to rain, but it started to rain all the things is sucked up. Fish and frogs started falling from the sky, water even filled the lake once again. However, what would you know, a fish landed right in front of the person’s home and fried fish for breakfast was now possible. The science portion, at the end of the book, talks about how tornados work. This was a cute book that kids would find silly, and funny, but also informative. The illustrations were also really cute.
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  • Faithfulgirl
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Rare Waterspout
    Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2023
    A young man has a hankering for a breakfast of fried trout. What's the best way to get it? Why, go to Lake Fish-or-Cut-Bait and fish for it yourself! Things got a little interesting for him when the winds picked up, and along with that, all the fish and frogs of the lake. The wind took the fish, frogs, and balls that it accumulated along the way into town until it could no longer hold everything. Then it started raining fish and frogs.

    Super cute book about the science phenomena of a water spout. I love that this book was done in black and white (at least my copy was) with a colorful cover. The illustrations were very well done and made the story more entertaining. A great way to teach about this science feature, plus about the safety measures that should be taken should you be involved in or near a water spout.
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  • Melissa saxton
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's raining fish...but why?
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2023
    Another cute title by this author which starts with a man who wants trout for breakfast so he heads off to the lake but nothing is biting!
    Then the wind picks up and a waterspout forms and picks up all the water and fish and frogs and heads for town.
    While in town it starts dropping the fish and frogs and water...including a fish right on the doorstep of the fisherman.
    Cute story telling what happens with a waterspout in language a kid can understand and very cute illustrations. My kid was 5 I read it to.
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  • Emily
    3.0 out of 5 stars Great take on tornados
    Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2023
    While nothing is biting at Lake Fish-or-Cut-Bait, the weather is aggressively changing everything as one fisherman is hoping to catch a fish. See what happens to the fish, frogs and other surprising elements when a storm lands in town.

    This was filled with the cycle of a tornado and the science behind it's form. I think kids will be intrigued and find this book entertaining.
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  • Megan P
    4.0 out of 5 stars That's one way to get breakfast!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023
    Forget raining cats and dogs, Lois Wickstrom took an odd natural phenomenon, a waterspout, and made it into a fun story about raining fish and frogs! The illustrations are just as much fun as the text. My children laughed throughout the story and asked many questions afterwards. Be sure to read Raining Fish and Frogs when you have time to look for actual pictures of waterspouts, entertain questions about natural phenomena, and preform science experiments!
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  • Ayla Phipps
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and informative
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023
    I knew from the title this book was going to be amazing and it didn’t disappoint. It’s so much fun and beautifully illustrated. My seven-year-old son had a field day looking at all the pictures and pointing out the silliest thing he could find. He especially loved the science note at the end that said while it is not often it is possible for a tornado to suck up water, he thought it was awesome and hopes to see falling fish and frogs one day.
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  • Lyndsey F.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023
    My kids really enjoyed this book! I love that the author uses science in her books to teach about real life things while also adding in aspects that catch a kids attention to make it fun to learn.
    When a water spout comes and sucks up everything from the lake and around it in town and starts to rain all its sucked up, it takes on a new meaning to its raining cats and dogs.

    Loved the illustrations and my kids have now read this a couple more times in their own.
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