I Don’t Want to Be a Frog

　　小青蛙某天跟爸爸說：「我想當貓咪！」「你不能當貓咪。」「青蛙整天泡在水裡，溼答答的！」「反正你不能當貓咪就對了。」



　　「我想當小豬！」「小豬得吃垃圾喔。」「我可以吃啊！」「大家在吃到垃圾之前都是這麼說。」



　　一下子抱怨自己身上有黏液、一下子又說吃蟲子好噁心，小青蛙想當兔子、貓頭鷹或小豬，就是不想當青蛙。直到飢餓的大野狼出現，牠什麼都愛吃…除了青蛙以外，因為青蛙又濕又滑、而且滿肚子都是小蟲！轉念想想，當隻青蛙好像也不錯喔！【文∕博客來外文館】

The hit book about a willful young frog with a serious identity crisis and his heard-it-all-before father. Perfect for fans of Grumpy Monkey and The Bad Seed.

Frog wants to be anything but a slimy, wet frog. 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 readers will identify with little Frog’s desire to be something different, while laughing along at his stubborn yet endearing schemes to prove himself right.

And look for the hilarious sequels--I Don’t Want to Be Big, There’s Nothing to Do!, and I Don’t Want to Go to Sleep.

DEV PETTY is the author of I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, I Don’t Want to Be Big, There’s Nothing to Do!, and I Don’t Want to Go to Sleep. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dev previously worked as a visual-effects artist in film, contributing to such movies as the Matrix Trilogy. Dev was born and raised in Berkeley, California, and now lives right next door in Albany with her husband, two daughters, some dogs, and other critters. Visit her online at devpetty.com and on Twitter at @devpetty.

MIKE BOLDT is an author and illustrator living in the countryside of Alberta, Canada. He has illustrated many books for children, including the picture books I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, I Don’t Want to Be Big, There’s Nothing to Do!, and I Don’t Want to Go to Sleep. When he’s not drawing, he’s building snow forts and Lego spaceships with his three kids, or sharing laughs and his ice cream with his wife. He is very glad he’s not a frog. Visit Mike online at mikeboldt.ca and on Twitter at @MikeBoldt.