I Don't Want to Be a Frog

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781984852083 Author(s): Dev Petty Format: Paperback Illustrator: Mike Boldt Language: English Year: 2018 Publisher: Random House USA Inc Pages: 32 Age: 3-7

Description: Hop to it and join the froggy fun with this paperback edition of the funny, adorable story of a stubborn young frog who wants to be anything but a green, slimy, wet frog. Critics, booksellers, and readers alike have adored this book since it was published in hardcover in 2015. Parents will love the message of being true to who you are, while young readers will be busy giggling right alongside.The hit book about a willful young frog with a serious identity crisis and his heard-it-all-before father is now available in paperback. Perfect for fans of Mo Willems's Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Jon Klassen's IWant My Hat Back!Frog wants to be anything but a slimy, wet frog. A cat, perhaps. Or a rabbit. An owl? But when a hungry wolf arrives-a wolf who HATES eating frogs-our hero decides that being himself isn't so bad after all. In this very silly story with a sly message, told in hilarious dialogue between a feisty young frog and his heard-it-all-before father, young readers will identify with little Frog's desire to be something different, while laughing along at his stubborn yet endearing schemes to prove himself right.And look for the hilarious sequels-I Don't Want to Be Big,There's Nothing to Do!,and I Don't Want to Go to Sleep.â'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