{"id":5785,"date":"2015-02-10T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9780385378666"},"modified":"2015-02-10T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T05:30:00","slug":"i-dont-want-to-be-a-frog-by-mike-boldt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookim.org\/index.php\/2015\/02\/10\/i-dont-want-to-be-a-frog-by-mike-boldt\/","title":{"rendered":"I Don’t Want to Be a Frog by Dev Petty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I Don’t Want to Be a Frog<\/a>
Written by<\/b> Dev Petty<\/a>
Illustrated by<\/b> Mike Boldt<\/a><\/h3>\n

Hardcover<\/b>, 32 pages | Doubleday Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction – Animals – Frogs & Toads; Juvenile Fiction – Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction – Social Situations – Self-Esteem | $16.99<\/b> | February 10, 2015 | 978-0-385-37866-6 (0-385-37866-1)<\/p>\n

*<\/b> “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<\/i>, STARRED REVIEW<\/b><\/p>\n

Fans of Mo Willems’s Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!<\/i> and Jon Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back<\/i> will love meeting this willful young frog with a serious identity crisis. 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 maybe 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.<\/p>\n

“…a paean to self-acceptance wrapped in snappy dialogue and illustrated with richly colored comic paintings by Mike Boldt.”—Wall Street Journal<\/i><\/p>\n

“A lively look at self-acceptance.”—Kirkus Reviews<\/p>\n

<\/i>“This amusing story ends with a laugh and a much more content frog.”—School Library Journal<\/i><\/p>\n

<\/b>“Silliness and deadpan humor combine into a hopping good story of being happy with who you are.”—Booklist<\/i>
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“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<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n


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<\/a><\/p>\n

I Don’t Want to Be a Frog<\/a>
Written by<\/b> Dev Petty<\/a>
Illustrated by<\/b> Mike Boldt<\/a><\/h3>\n

Hardcover<\/b>, 32 pages | Doubleday Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction – Animals – Frogs & Toads; Juvenile Fiction – Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction – Social Situations – Self-Esteem | $16.99<\/b> | February 10, 2015 | 978-0-385-37866-6 (0-385-37866-1)<\/p>\n

*<\/b> “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<\/i>, STARRED REVIEW<\/b><\/p>\n

Fans of Mo Willems’s Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!<\/i> and Jon Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back<\/i> will love meeting this willful young frog with a serious identity crisis. 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 maybe 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.<\/p>\n

“…a paean to self-acceptance wrapped in snappy dialogue and illustrated with richly colored comic paintings by Mike Boldt.”—Wall Street Journal<\/i><\/p>\n

“A lively look at self-acceptance.”—Kirkus Reviews<\/p>\n

<\/i>“This amusing story ends with a laugh and a much more content frog.”—School Library Journal<\/i><\/p>\n

<\/b>“Silliness and deadpan humor combine into a hopping good story of being happy with who you are.”—Booklist<\/i>
<\/b><\/p>\n

“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<\/i><\/p>\n


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