Jennnie Egerdie nailed the syntax of Arnold Lobel's original Frog and Toad in Frog and Toad are Trying Their Best. This is one of the better pieces of COVID pandemic-inspired fiction I've seen. It manages to be charming, capturing aspects of what it was like to live through the pandemic as little tableaus lived out by familiar faces. Pandemic fiction isn't my favorite genre, but for what it is, the addition of Frog and Toad made this moment of reflection enjoyable.