Don’t Eat Bees- Life Lessons from Chip the Dog

By Emanuel Berger | June 10 2022 | Children'sBlog

The comic duo that brought you I Don’t Want to Be a Frog is back, with Chip the dog, a hilarious new character who’s got some “wisdom” to share.

Are you a dog in need of advice? Fear not: Chip the dog is ON IT in this super-silly guide to living your best canine life. Chip is seven; he knows things. Like what to eat (important papers, the fancy bird the humans cooked for the fancy dinner, Grandpa’s teeth), and what not to eat (bees). He won’t get those mixed up, will he?

Pet lovers will see their own goofy fur-friends in Chip’s earnest yet ridiculous antics, and readers who love funny animal stories will find their next favorite book buddy with Chip the dog, who’s patiently waiting to eat your homework and slobber on your clothes.

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DEV PETTY is the author of many books for kids, including I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, Claymates, Moth & Butterfly: Ta Da!, and How Old Is Mr. Tortoise? She lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, daughters, mean cat, and a snake named Boots who does NOT eat any bees. She also has two dogs who may or may not have eaten several bees. Visit Dev online at devpetty.com and on Twitter at @devpetty.
MIKE BOLDT lives in Alberta, Canada, with his wife, three children, a dog, and a few cats, none of whom eat bees. His books include I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, Find Fergus, Bad Dog, and A Tiger Tail. Visit Mike online at mikeboldt.ca, and follow him on Twitter at @MikeBoldt.
Don't Eat Bees
Life Lessons from Chip the Dog
978-0-593-43312-6
The comic duo that brought you I Don't Want to Be a Frog is back, with Chip the dog, a hilarious new character who's got some "wisdom" to share.
$18.99 US
May 31, 2022
10 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years

I Don't Want to Be a Frog
978-0-385-37866-6
Fans of Mo Willems's stubborn Pigeon and Jon Klassen's persistent Bear will love this willful young frog with a serious identity crisis. It's a hilarious, sassy story from a brand new writing talent.
$18.99 US
Feb 10, 2015
10 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years

I Don't Want to Be Big
978-1-101-93920-8
Frog is back! Fans of the hit I Don't Want to Be a Frog will love this silly, stubborn-as-ever sequel, as Frog explains to Dad why he's never, EVER going to grow up.
$16.99 US
Oct 11, 2016
10 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years

There's Nothing to Do!
978-0-399-55803-0
Fans of I Don't Want to be a Frog and I Don't Want to be Big will hop with joy for this third book in the series.
$16.99 US
Sep 19, 2017
10 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years

I Don't Want to Go to Sleep
978-1-5247-6896-6
Fans of the hit I Don't Want to Be a Frog will hop with joy for this fourth book in the series--a hilarious and clever twist on the classic childhood issue of not wanting to go to bed.
$18.99 US
Oct 16, 2018
10 x 10
Hardcover
32 Pages
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years

Bad Dog
978-1-9848-4797-3
The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier! In this hilarious picture book from the illustrator of I Don't Want to Be a Frog, a little girl really, really wants a dog . . . but gets a cat instead!
$18.99 US
Nov 05, 2019
8-1/2 x 11
Hardcover
40 Pages
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years

Find Fergus
978-1-9848-4902-1
"Think of it as a Where's Waldo? book if Waldo were really, really bad at hiding." - author/illustrator Mike Boldt's pitch for Find Fergus.
$18.99 US
Nov 03, 2020
8-1/2 x 11
Hardcover
36 Pages
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Age 3-7 years