Books with title I Don't Want To Be a Princess!

Frank is a really big dog. Although he loves to lie on the couch with his boy, Bobby, Bobbys mother doesnt want him up there; she says hes too big. Frank feels sad and decides to run away, to go and find a place where people like big dogs. As he goes around the neighborhood, he meets several other dogs. Theres Jessie, who is quite little, and Murphy, who is a medium-sized dog with big ears. And theres Gibby, whose tail is long and whose fur is thin. Frank wishes he could be like any of these other dogs, but he soon learns hes not the only one with problems. When Bobby comes looking for him, Frank learns an important lesson about being himself. In this childrens book, a big dog named Frank discovers that his uniqueness is a blessing and that its best to be himselfno matter what!

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 book in this hilarious series—I Don't Want to Be a Frog, There's Nothing to Do! and I Don't Want to Go to Sleep.Praise for the series: I Don't Want to Be a Frog: ★ "First-time author Petty's dialogue between a frog father and his son makes its point about accepting one's nature with a big grin. . . . The story might create similar gratitude in the minds of readers—or it might just make them giggle."—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewI Don't Want to Be Big: "Reminiscent of Mo Willems's 'Elephant and Piggie' series."—Publishers Weekly"An enjoyable read-aloud"—KirkusThere's Nothing to Do!★ "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

Have you ever dreamed about being a pirate? When a silly group of pirates invite Toby to join them, Toby thinks he wants to be a pirate too, until he starts wondering what pirates do. Once he learns about stealing, drinking grog, and missing Mother's dinner, he starts to think, I Don't Want to be a Pirate. Will he join them anyway, or will the pirates change their colors? Find out in this hilarious tale.

He really wants to be a princess but how will mum and his friends react? Will they kick up a fuss or accept him for who he wants to be? A Future classic told through rhyme and an ideal introduction to the ever changing world that we live in today, teaching children that they can be whoever they want to be even if it doesn't conform to peoples idealistic thoughts, whether thats lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender lgbt , or even just their fashion, career or choice of friends, Anything is possible and they should be free to choose how they live their lives. "What a boring place the world would be, if we were all the same "I'm not going to tell you what to wear, how to think or what to play. You be just who you want to be, You'll find true happiness that way."

* "First-time author Petty s dialogue between a frog father and his son makes its point about accepting one s nature with a big grin....The story might create similar gratitude in the minds of readers or it might just make them giggle." "Publishers Weekly," STARRED REVIEW 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 rabbit. An owl? But when a hungry wolf arrives a wolf who HATES eating frogs our hero decides that maybe 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. "A lively look at self-acceptance." "Kirkus Reviews ""This amusing story ends with a laugh and a much more content frog." "School Library Journal" "Silliness and deadpan humor combine into a hopping good story of being happy with who you are." "Booklist"" a paean to self-acceptance wrapped in snappy dialogue and illustrated with richly colored comic paintings."" "Wall Street Journal"""Petty and Boldt provide just enough predictability to hook youngest readers, then deliver a delightful twist or two to create surprise and satisfaction for both the green hero and the many fans he'll make with this book." "Shelf Awareness"..".this lighthearted exploration of identity will delight as a readaloud." "The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books""

Foxey, a red city fox, goes on holiday to the Arctic. But when he gets there he soon decides that he doesn't want to play hide-and-seek with the Arctic foxes, because he's so easily found in the thick white Arctic snow! Foxey soon decides that he doesn't want to be a fox either. So, armed with his paintbox he goes of to find something else to be, but Foxey soon finds out that this isn't as simple as he thought. Will Foxey find someone to play with? Follow his Arctic adventure and find out.A variation on my other Foxey story 'Who ever heard of a Fox being an Artist?', this is again a work in progress so please excuse the rough drawing and any typos - I just wanted to get my story out for others to enjoy or pass comment on. So, I hope you enjoy it!

Princesses…the crowned, sparkling flies in my honey. Fairy princesses. Fancy princesses. Twirling, girly, only ever speak softly princesses. They drink with their pinkies in the air and say things like,”Pleased to meet you,” and “How do you do?” I don’t want to be a princess! In this picture book author Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney and illustrator Esma Kurbegovic explore some of the hard-hitting princesses there have been and try to convince one muddy, stubborn girl that to be a princess is to be one tough cookie.