Froggy's first kiss 2017.03.28

Froggy's First Kiss By Joahthan London Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz It was the week before Valentine’s Day, and for Froggy, Valentine’s Day meant candy. But it also meant love. At school, Froggy’s mind wandered. FRROGGYY! cried his teacher, Miss Witherspoon. “Wh-a-a-a-a-t?” “Kindly pay attention, dear.” And that’s when he saw the prettiest girl frog in the world: the new girl in class. Her name was Frogilina, and when she smiled at him his insides got all soft and wiggly, like he’d had caterpillars for breakfast. FRRROOGGYY! called his teacher. “Wha-a-a-a-t?” “Your eyes should be on your work, dear. It’s not polite to stare. ” “Oops,” said Froggy. At recess, Frogilina smiled at him through the monkey bars. He was hanging upside down… and when he saw her he fell smack on his head --- bonk! At lunch, Frogilina sat beside him. She smiled and opened her lunch box. “I have a treat for you, Froggy. Close your eyes.” And she gave him a big juicy apple. After lunch, Froggy and Frogilina played tetherball together. Frogilina wound up, socked the ball… and Froggy was so busy gazing into her eyes… the ball hit him in the head --- bonk! --- and knocked him down. At lunch the next day, Frogilina smiled and opened her lunch box. “I have a goody for you, Froggy. Close your eyes.” And she gave him a cookie shaped like a heart. That afternoon, Froggy and his class made valentines. They cut hearts out of paper. Some big… some little… some red… some pink. And on just one, Froggy wrote, I LOVE YOU. He didn’t want any of his classmates to see --- especially Frogilina --- so he worked under his desk. FRRROOGGYY! called Miss Witherspoon. “Wha-a-a-a-t?” “Please work at your seat, dear. And don’t make such a mess.” When Froggy stood up, he hit his head on his desk --- bonk! --- and everybody laughed. Especially Frogilina. At lunch the next day, Frogilina sat beside him again. She smiled and opened her lunch box. “I have a surprise for you, Froggy. Close your eyes.” And what do you think she gave him? A big juicy…KISS! Smack on his check! BLAAAAAAH! Spluttered Froggy, looking more red in the face than green. Froggy grabbed his lunch box and flopped away --- flop flop flop. His tummy felt so weird he couldn’t eat his lunch. Not even dessert. On the bus home after school, everybody teased him --- even Max, his best friend. They sang: “Froggy has a girlfriend! Froggy has a girlfriend!” “No, I don’t!” cried Froggy. When the bus stopped he flopped all the way home --- flop flop flop. But his heart felt heavy. Was it love? Was it hunger? Was it his backpack filled with valentine cards? “What did you do at school today, Froggy?” asked his mother. “We made valentines,” said Froggy. “Did you make one for someone…special?” Froggy turned almost purple and flopped into his room --- flop flop flop. But the next morning, on Valentine’s Day, Froggy served his mother breakfast in bed, and said, “Mom, that someone special…is you! ” And he gave his mother the big heart with the I LOVE YOU. And his mother gave Froggy a whole bunch of kiss. Candy kisses!