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Fans of the hit picture book I Don’t Want to Be a Frog will love this silly companion featuring a frog that's still as stubborn as ever and his surprisingly patient father.

"Reminiscent of Mo Willems’s 'Elephant and Piggie' series"—Publishers Weekly

Frog does NOT want to grow up. Doesn’t need to be tall. Doesn’t want to be able to jump high enough to see the tree frogs. He’s just FINE being small. Besides, if you grow up, you don’t get to do fun things like jump in mud puddles with your best friend, Pig. Do you?

This hilarious story—which uses humor to teach that it’s great being exactly who you are—is sure to bring a smile to every kid who just wants to stay a kid, in addition to those who are the smallest in their class. It’s a sly and smartly funny tale that will have children and parents laughing together.

And look for all the books in this hilarious series:
I Don't Want to Be a Frog
There's Nothing to Do!
I Don't Want to Go to Sleep

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ISBN-13:	9781101939222
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	10/11/2016
Series:	I Don't Want to Be a Frog Series , #2
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	39 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

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.

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 One Bite by Camila Alves McConaughey and Adam Mansbach.

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"Reminiscent of Mo Willems’s 'Elephant and Piggie' series."—Publishers Weekly

"An enjoyable read-aloud."—Kirkus

From the Publisher

10/01/2016
PreS-Gr 1—A little frog has a spirited discussion about why he doesn't want to be big in this amusing picture book. Two bright green frogs, one little and one big, talk about why eating dinner is so important. The little frog goes on to explain that he does not need to eat dinner, since he has no interest in being big. After some hilarious questioning from the older frog, the little frog finally decides that getting big might not be so bad, as long as he does not ever have to take a bath. The lively illustrations, with few background details, are a great match for the use of speech bubbles in each spread and are reminiscent of Mo Willems's "Elephant and Piggie" series. Children should be able to easily identify which character is talking throughout. VERDICT An amusing book about why getting big doesn't necessarily mean you have to grow up. A general purchase for most libraries.—Brooke Newberry, La Crosse Public Library, WI

School Library Journal

2016-06-28
A small frog boldly proclaims its reluctance to become big; an adult frog and a pig help it reconsider its views.As in Petty and Boldt’s earlier collaboration, I Don’t Want to Be a Frog (2015), the expressions on the frogs’ faces are perfect: belligerence from the little frog and weary cynicism from the adult, who is probably the younger frog’s parent. The art also lends excellent credibility to the little frog’s concerns about being unable to fit in the book and terrible at hide-and-seek; only partial views are given of the comical elephant referenced by the child-frog. The text in which the frogs discuss the pros and cons of being big—shown in dialogue bubbles—seems a bit flat, however, probably because most young children want to be bigger. Young children also generally want independence, so the little frog’s assertion that “I have big friends” to reach some cupcakes when it can’t again seems lame. There is plenty of humor, much of it stemming from the art, as when the little frog decides it might not want to meet the tree frogs and the double-page spread suddenly fills, startlingly, with a close-up view of red-eyed tree frogs staring out at readers. The endpapers are also funny, showing an elephant’s trunk using a pencil to mark the little frog’s growing height. The little frog’s final proclamation may lead to a sequel with a complaint more expected from young ones. The premise is weak, but the silly pictures make this an enjoyable read-aloud nevertheless. (Picture book. 3-6)

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