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Fans of the hit picture book I Don't Want to Be a Frog will love this silly, stubborn-as-ever companion book. 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."an enjoyable read-aloud" - KirkusFrom the Hardcover edition.



About the Author

Dev Petty

Dev writes books for kids which are also often enjoyed by immature adults. She likes stories which are funny, absurd and ask big, unanswerable questions.

She was a senior visual effects artist in film and is now- thanks to her husband, daughters and pets, fully recovered from her chronic workaholism.

She is also good at word jumbles. Really good.

Dev was born in Berkeley, California and now lives pretty much in Berkeley, California.

Her debut book is I Don't Want to be a Frog (Doubleday 2015) . She has another book coming in 2017 called Claymates (Little Brown) .



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