Frog and Toad Are Friends is an American children's picture book, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel and published by Harper & Row in 1970.

[1] It inaugurated the Frog and Toad series, whose four books each comprise five easy-to-read short stories.

Since Toad has slept since November, he asks Frog to come back to wake him up when it is half past May.

Not wanting to be lonely until that time, Frog takes advantage of the fact that Toad has not changed his calendar since November and rips off the month pages until he reaches April, but rips off the April page as well and manages to get Toad out of bed to admire the beauty of Summer.

However, even though Frog explains the situation, the turtle, plus some lizards, a grass snake, a pair of dragonflies, and a field mouse all become curious to see Toad's bathing suit.

Toad decides to stay in the water until everybody leaves, but eventually he has to come out when he begins to shiver and sneeze.

Kirkus Reviews stated that Frog and Toad are Friends "(does) for friendship something of what Little Bear does for kinship.