ðə fɹˈɑːɡ hˌuː wˈɔntᵻd tə sˈiː ðə sˈiː wʌz lˈɪstᵻd æz wˈʌn ʌvðə tˈɑːp tˈɛn pˈɪktʃɚ bˈʊks baɪ ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz fɔːɹ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.
The Frog Who Wanted to See the Sea was listed as one of the top ten picture books by The New York Times for 2007.