{"product_id":"the-pros-cons-of-being-a-frog-9781481471305","title":"The Pros \u0026 Cons of Being a Frog","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This celebration of differences displays great respect for readers' intelligence and yields more with each reading. --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo shy kids discover the power of friendship in this charming picture book that celebrates being different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA boy likes to dress as a cat, but his best friend's dog objects. What will he dress as now? A giraffe? A fox? A shark? When his best friend, Camille, suggests a frog, they work together to make the frog costume...until Camille runs out of patience. So the boy makes a list of the pros and cons of being a frog: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePros: \u003cbr\u003e 1. My friend Camille gave me the idea\u003cbr\u003e 2. I'm less likely to be chased by a dog\u003cbr\u003e 3. Being in a frog costume makes me feel brave \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCons: \u003cbr\u003e 1. Not everyone loves wearing a frog costume as much as me\u003cbr\u003e 2. If you start getting bossy about your frog costume then your friend will get up and leave\u003cbr\u003e 3. A frog is NOT a solitary creature so it is no fun for a frog if his friend gets up and leaves \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuckily, he won't have to choose, because true friendship means accepting each other's differences: he can be himself \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e have his friend Camille.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDegennaro, Sue:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sue deGennaro is the illustrator of eleven picture books. \u003ci\u003eThe Pros \u0026amp; Cons of Being a Frog \u003c\/i\u003eis the first picture book that she also wrote. It was shortlisted for the Childrens Book Council's Book of the Year Award and received a Notable Award in the picture book category in her native Australia. Visit her online at SuedeGennaro.com.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527643795730,"sku":"9781481471305","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34ba1181-b972-440d-a426-4c3e78c88fb1.jpg?v=1731310243","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pros-cons-of-being-a-frog-9781481471305","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}