Dev Petty

Frog

1 - I Don't Want to Be a Frog (Feb-2015)
2 - I Don't Want to Be Big (Oct-2016)
3 - There's Nothing to Do! (Sep-2017)

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  I Don't Want to Be a Frog
  

  • Feb-2015
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  Frog - 1
  

  Fans of Mo Willems’s "Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" and Jon Klassen’s "I Want My Hat Back" 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 ra...

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  I Don't Want to Be Big
  

  • Oct-2016
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  Frog - 2
  

  Fans of the hit picture book I Don’t Want to Be a Frog will love this silly companion featuring a frog that's still as stubborn as ever and his surprisingly patient father -- a perfect Father's Day read-aloud! Frog does NOT want to grow up. Do...

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  Claymates
  

  • Jun-2017
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  Meet the claymates: two balls of clay that can become anything--even best friends! What can you do with two blobs of clay? Create something amazing! But don't leave them alone for too long. Things might get a little crazy. In this photographic frie...

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  There's Nothing to Do!
  

  • Sep-2017
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  Frog - 3
  

  In the next book in the I Don’t Want to be a Frog series, young Frog learns an unexpected lesson about how NOT to be bored. Frog is bored. He can’t find ANYTHING to do -- even when his animal friends make good suggestions, like sleeping all d...

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  I Don't Want to Go to Sleep
  

  • Oct-2018
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  Fans of the hit I DON'T WANT TO BE A FROG will hop with joy for this fourth book in the series--a hilarious and clever twist on the classic childhood issue of not wanting to go to bed. Frog is excited about autumn and the coming of winter. But wh...

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  The Bear Must Go On
  

  • Feb-2020
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  In this hilarious story of theatrical hijinks, plans go awry when four woodland friends stage a show--unless Bear can step up and save the day!Bear and his woodland friends are putting on a show, and there are lots of plans to be made. Their curtains...

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  Ta Da!
  

  • Jun-2021
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  Metamorphosis brings astonishing and exciting changes to a pair of caterpillar friends, who take pride in being the same--and different.Two caterpillar friends love what they have in common--lots of legs and a talent for chewing leaves into funny sha...

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  Don't Eat Bees
  

  • Jun-2022
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  The comic duo behind I Don't Want to Be a Frog brings you Chip the dog, a hilarious pup who's got some "wisdom" to share.Are you a dog in need of advice? Fear not: Chip the dog is ON IT in this super-silly guide to living your best canine life. Chip ...

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  How Old Is Mr. Tortoise?
  

  • Jun-2022
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  With a story from I Don’t Want to Be a Frog author Dev Petty and hilarious graphic novelâ€"style illustrations from Ruth Chan, the picture book How Old Is Mr. Tortoise? will have readers guessing the answer from beginning to end. It’s Mr. Tortois...

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  Don't Trust Cats
  

  • Jan-2024
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  Chip the dog from Don't Eat Bees is back, with more "wisdom" to share, including some hard-won life lessons about cats. From the favorite picture book comic duo of Dev Petty and Mike Boldt.Chip has been described as very smart and also a dog. And bec...

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  Elmore the Christmas Moose
  

  • Oct-2024
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  A hilarious and heartwarming Christmas story about a moose who wants to be one of Santa's reindeer. This charming picture book comes from the cominc minds of the the duo that brought you I Don't Want to Be a Frog and Don't Eat Bees.Dear Mr. Claus, I ...

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