I Don't Want to be a Frog

by Dev Petty

Petty, D. (2015). I don't want to be a frog. New York, NY: Doubleday Books for Young Readers.

Frog doesn't want to be a frog.  It's too wet and slimy, not to mention the bug eating!  He'd much rather be a cat, a rabbit, or maybe a wise owl.  Dad however insist that he can not be any of those things, he's a frog.  Then along comes a wolf, who exclaims that he's hungry and there's nothing he'd love better than a tasty cat, rabbit or owl.  Lucky for little frog there is one thing that wolf never eats because they are too wet, slimy and full of bugs.  Simple and silly illustrations, and humorous dialog presented in colorful speech bubbles, make this a good book for young readers and teaches an important lesson of self acceptance.  This Texas 2x2 book would be great as a read aloud or for independent reading.

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