Books like A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog by Mercer Mayer
Tells the story of a boy's unsuccessful attempts to catch a frog, with illustrations of the boy, the frog, and a dog, all in a bathing suit.
First publish date: 1967
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Mercer Mayer
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