DEV PETTY is the author of many books for kids, including I Don't Want to Be a Frog, Don't Eat Bees, Don't Trust Cats, and Elmore the Christmas Moose. Shelives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, daughters, dogs,a snake named Boots,and two cats. MIKE BOLDT is a New York Times bestselling children's book creator who lives in Alberta, Canada, with his wife, three children, a dog, and a few cats. His books include I Don't Want to Be a Frog, Elmore the Christmas Moose, Don't Eat Bees, Don't Trust Cats, Find Fergus, Bad Dog, and the New York Times bestseller Just One Bite by Camila Alves McConaughey and Adam Mansbach.
"★ ""Snappy, spot-on dialogue pairs ideally with the outsize drama of Boldt’s artwork; reading this book belongs on families’ to-do lists.""—Publishers Weekly, starred review A Bank Street College of Education 2018 Best Children's Book of the Year ""In a structured, overstimulated world, downtime needs to be appreciated, and this small amphibian shows the way.""—Kirkus Praise for I Don’t Want to Be a Frog: “Petty’s dialogue between a frog father and his son makes its point about accepting one’s nature with a big grin.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review “A lively look at self-acceptance.”—Kirkus Reviews “Silliness and deadpan humor combine into a hopping good story of being happy with who you are.”—Booklist Praise for I Don’t Want to Be Big: “Reminiscent of Mo Willems’s ‘Elephant and Piggie’ series.”—Publishers Weekly “An enjoyable read-aloud.”—Kirkus Reviews"