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It's another surefire crowd pleaser and perfect read-aloud.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e And look for the other books starring Frog- \u003ci\u003eI Don't Want to Be a Frog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Don't Want to Be Big,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThere's Nothing to Do!\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49563869479185,"sku":"CIN0593643798VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49751326851345,"sku":"NGR9780593643792","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51004449718545,"sku":"NIN9780593643792","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0593643798.jpg?v=1751136658"},{"product_id":"i-don-t-want-to-be-big-book-dev-petty-9780593643617","title":"I Don't Want to Be Big","description":"\u003cb\u003eFans of the hit picture book \u003ci\u003eI Don't Want to Be a Frog\u003c\/i\u003e will love this silly companion featuring a frog that's still as stubborn as ever and his surprisingly patient father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReminiscent of Mo Willems's 'Elephant and Piggie' series--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frog does NOT want to grow up. 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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 children will identify with little Frog's desire to be something different, while laughing along at his stubborn yet endearing schemes to prove himself right.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnd look for the hilarious sequels-\u003ci\u003eI Don't Want to Be Big\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003eThere's Nothing to Do!\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eI Don't Want to Go to Sleep.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★\"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. . . . 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