Another Sommer-Time Story: King of the Pond

Tombo the tadpole thinks he is the king of the pond. He brags that he is the biggest, the fastest, and the strongest tadpole and teases and chases all the other tadpoles. However, while Tombo is showing off doing a triple flip, a boy catches him. The boy puts him into a fish tank and gives him fish flakes to eat, a food Tombo despises. When Tombo turns into a frog, the boy releases him back into his pond. Then Tombo discovers that he is no longer the biggest and fastest, but he does learn the value of friendship.

In this superb book, Carl Sommer reveals the importance of respect for others, forgiveness, and sportsmanship. Grades kindergarten to third grade. Virtues: respect for others/forgiveness/sportsmanship. Other virtues: appreciation, assertiveness, caring, cheerfulness, citizenship, civic virtue, compassion, cooperation, courtesy, fairness, friendship, generosity, humility, justice, kindness, and tolerance.