I Don't Want to Be a Frog

by Dev Petty

Mike Boldt (Illustrator)

The hit book about a willful young frog with a serious identity crisis and his heard-it-all-before father. Perfect for fans of Grumpy Monkey and The Bad Seed.

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.

• ISBN10: 0385378661
• ISBN13: 9780385378666
• Publish Date: 10 February 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 32
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780385378666

Reviews

[cherryblossommj]

We've grown to love the illustrations of Mike Boldt over the last year, so I'm pleased to see more of his illustrations in other books coming soon. This is a cute little story that would be a great conversation starter on finding peace in who you are, rather than a grass is always greener mindset.

I read a digital arc.