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Dev Petty

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. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, daughters, dogs, a snake named Boots, and two cats. Visit Dev online at devpetty.com and on Twitter at @devpetty.
Elmore and the Big Christmas Rescue
Don't Lose Mr. Cuddles
Elmore the Christmas Moose
Don't Trust Cats
I Don't Want to Go to Sleep
I Don't Want to Be Big
Don't Eat Bees
Moth & Butterfly: Ta Da!
The Bear Must Go On
There's Nothing to Do!
I Don't Want to Be a Frog

Don't Eat Bees - Read Aloud with Author Dev Petty | Brightly Storytime Together

Books

Elmore and the Big Christmas Rescue
Don't Lose Mr. Cuddles
Elmore the Christmas Moose
Don't Trust Cats
I Don't Want to Go to Sleep
I Don't Want to Be Big
Don't Eat Bees
Moth & Butterfly: Ta Da!
The Bear Must Go On
There's Nothing to Do!
I Don't Want to Be a Frog

Media

Don't Eat Bees - Read Aloud with Author Dev Petty | Brightly Storytime Together

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