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I Don't Want to Be a Frog
  • Published: 2 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9780525579502
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 26
  • RRP: $19.99

I Don't Want to Be a Frog

Formats & editions
Hardback
1 June 2015
EBook
10 Feb 2015
Paperback
11 Dec 2018
Board Book
2 July 2018
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The hit picture book about a frog who does NOT want to be a frog is now a board book!

A very determined little frog decides he’d rather be anyone—or anything—but himself.

Frog doesn’t want to be a slimy, wet frog. He’d much rather be a cat. Or a rabbit. Maybe an owl. But when a hungry wolf arrives—a wolf who HATES eating frogs—Frog suddenly discovers that being himself might not be so bad after all.

With its fast-paced banter between a feisty young frog and his heard-it-all-before father, this laugh-out-loud story captures a familiar childhood impulse: wanting to be anything other than who you are. Young readers will delight in Frog’s stubborn schemes, big opinions, and increasingly ridiculous attempts to prove his point—while discovering that sometimes being yourself is pretty great.

And look for the equally funny sequels—I Don't Want to Be Big, There's Nothing to Do!, and I Don't Want to Go to Sleep.
  • Published: 2 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9780525579502
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 26
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the authors

Dev Petty

DEV PETTY is the author of many books for kids, including I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, Don't Eat Bees, Don't Trust Cats, and Elmore the Christmas Moose. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, daughters, dogs, a snake named Boots, and two cats. Visit Dev online at devpetty.com and on Twitter at @devpetty.
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Mike Boldt

MIKE BOLDT is a New York Times bestselling children's book creator who lives in Alberta, Canada, with his wife, three children, a dog, and a few cats. His books include I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, Elmore the Christmas Moose, Don't Eat Bees, Don't Trust Cats, Find Fergus, Bad Dog, and the New York Times bestseller Just Try One Bite by Camila Alves McConaughey and Adam Mansbach. Follow Mike on Twitter at @MikeBoldt and on Instagram at @thatmikeboldt, and learn more about Mike at mikeboldt.ca.
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Praise for I Don't Want to Be a Frog

* "First-time author Petty's dialogue between a frog father and his son makes its point about accepting one's nature with a big grin. . . . The story might create similar gratitude in the minds of readers-or it might just make them giggle." - Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

"A lively look at self-acceptance." - Kirkus

"This amusing story ends with a laugh and a much more content frog." - School Library Journal

"Silliness and deadpan humor combine into a hopping good story of being happy with who you are." - Booklist

"A paean to self-acceptance wrapped in snappy dialogue and illustrated with richly colored comic paintings." - Wall Street Journal

"Petty and Boldt provide just enough predictability to hook youngest readers, then deliver a delightful twist or two to create surprise and satisfaction--for both the green hero and the many fans he'll make with this book." - Shelf Awareness

"This lighthearted exploration of identity will delight as a readaloud." - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

* "First-time author Petty's dialogue between a frog father and his son makes its point about accepting one's nature with a big grin. . . . The story might create similar gratitude in the minds of readers-or it might just make them giggle." - Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

"A lively look at self-acceptance." - Kirkus

"This amusing story ends with a laugh and a much more content frog." - School Library Journal

"Silliness and deadpan humor combine into a hopping good story of being happy with who you are." - Booklist

"A paean to self-acceptance wrapped in snappy dialogue and illustrated with richly colored comic paintings." - Wall Street Journal

"Petty and Boldt provide just enough predictability to hook youngest readers, then deliver a delightful twist or two to create surprise and satisfaction--for both the green hero and the many fans he'll make with this book." - Shelf Awareness

"This lighthearted exploration of identity will delight as a readaloud." - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books