Illustrated by Ryan Jones, the childrens picture book No, I Dont Want To! teaches an important lesson.

Sima is a delightful little girl who loves animals and adventure. She also loves to say "no" all the time. In fact, she says it so often that one day she forgets how to say yes, even to her favorite things.

This makes Sima think hard about why she disagrees. She realizes that she doesnt really mean to say no, but just wants to be noticed. Sima learns her lesson and now only says what she really means to say.

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