"Kara," said the little green frog, "did you ever wonder why you can talk and other babies can't?" "No!" said Kara. "I thought the other babies' parents also told them to not be proud and say gagagagagoo all of the time. It always seemed to me like an unusual plan." "OK," said the frog, "Secret # 1. You are the only three-month-old baby in the whole world who can talk." "Holy cow! said Kara. "No wonder my parents were concerned about my grandparents bragging!" When Kara has adventures, especially scary ones, she also has a visitor. A little green frog who is able to talk, and who seems to bring out the best in Kara. Kids and their parents will enjoy following Kara from a precocious baby about to have surgery on her cleft lip, to a thoughtful eleven year old. Parents advisory: This book contains favorable descriptions of Chinese people, huckleberries, doctors, rattlesnakes, and Christianity.