I Don't Want to Be Big

By Dev Petty | Publisher: Random House Children's Books

About the book

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.

\"Reminiscent of Mo Willems’s 'Elephant and Piggie' series\"—Publishers Weekly

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.

And look for all the books in this hilarious series:
I Don't Want to Be a Frog
There's Nothing to Do!
I Don't Want to Go to Sleep

Editions of I Don't Want to Be Big

Hardcover
ISBN 9781101939208
Hardcover
ISBN 9781101939215
Paperback
ISBN 9780593643617

Read an Excerpt

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.

\"Reminiscent of Mo Willems’s 'Elephant and Piggie' series\"—Publishers Weekly

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.

And look for all the books in this hilarious series:
I Don't Want to Be a Frog
There's Nothing to Do!
I Don't Want to Go to Sleep

Frequently Asked Questions

What is I Don't Want to Be Big about?

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.

\"Reminiscent of Mo Willems’s 'Elephant and Piggie' series\"—Publishers Weekly

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.

And look for all the books in this hilarious series:
I Don't Want to Be a Frog
There's Nothing to Do!
I Don't Want to Go to Sleep

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in I Don't Want to Be Big?

Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories > Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories

Where can I read a sample of I Don't Want to Be Big?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781101939208

Who is/are the Author/s of the book I Don't Want to Be Big?

Dev Petty

Who is the Publisher of the book I Don't Want to Be Big?

Random House Children's Books

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

I Don't Want to Be Big is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781101939208) and hardcover(ISBN 9781101939215) and paperback(ISBN 9780593643617)

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