Synopses & Reviews
The note read: Bedtime is canceled. Maggie thought of it. Her brother wrote it. A news reporter read it. This was big news. He reported it.and#160;Before they knew it,and#160;the whole city discovered that bedtime had officially been canceled,and#160;so no one wentand#160;to sleep!
Cece Meng, author of I WILL NOT READ THIS BOOK andand#160;TOUGH CHICKS, deliversand#160; a pitch perfect cautionary tale, a wry parody of our information-glutted age, and heart-warming brother and sister adventure. Illustrated with wit and whimsy byand#160;French artist, Aurandeacute;lie Neyret.
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2012 Winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award and#160; "Eager and picky eaters alike will enjoy the wordplay and outrageous situations, which create humor from a familiar source of family tension."and#8212;Booklist and#160; "The sophisticated yet silly humor will appeal to new readers wanting something a little different. . . . A perfect segue into chapter books, this easy reader is sure to be a crowd pleaser." and#8212;School Library Journal and#160; "Stories with all the wit and good humor parents can often lose during dinner table battles. A palatable strategy." and#8212;Chicago Tribune and#160; "The illustrations are fun and whimsical, which causes even picky youngsters to listen attentively without complaints." and#8212;Sacramento Book Review
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Kids will have fun with this story.”Publishers Weekly "When Penny, Polly, and Molly hatch, they are three tough chicks. They run around the farm ("Peep, peep, zoom, zip, cheep") to the consternation of the other animals and the farmer. From swinging on the cow's tail, roping the rooster, and peeking under the hood of the tractor, the feisty females elicit pleas from the farmer and critters to the chicks' mother, "Make them be good!" Mother Hen invariably replies, "They are good!" But they are restored to everyone's good graces when a runaway tractor almost crashes into the henhouse. The colorful acrylic illustrationsand chicksdance across the pages in a variety of spreads and smaller vignettes. The frenetic barnyard action is barely contained within the pages. The repetition in the text will make this a good choice for storytime sharing as well as independent reading. These chicks are mischievous enough to entice the most reluctant reader."--School Library Journal "Mama Hen's three new chicks just won't be cute--or good, much to the dismay of all the barnyard residents, except their proud Mama. They race the bugs, rope the rooster and dive off the fence for fun, running around the farm with an unusual series of un-chick-like cries: "Peep, peep, zoom, zip, cheep!" They won't learn how to cluck, scratch for grain or build a nest. They even poke around under the hood of the big red tractor. Even the hyper-supportive Mama worries that their differences might get them into mischief or, even worse, make them outcasts. One day, Farmer Fred has some trouble with his tractor; it careens out of control and lands in a mud hole, and it's Penny, Polly and Molly to the rescue. Suber's bright acrylics fit the broad strokes of Meng's delightful tale, investing each yellow, droplet-shaped chick with an individual personality. Comfy, round shapes dominate her compositions, which tile and veer off-kilter with the chick's energy; taking a cue from the cartoons, she depicts the chicks' running feet as a blur of tiny orange strokes. Sublime and original."--Kirkus Reviews
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"With help from a hippo and an accident-prone little sister, a child explains library rules in this bubbly debut." Kirkus Reviews
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"Sheep in a Jeepand#8230;wonand#8230; hearts of children more than 20 years agoand#8230; this adventure will win new fans." SLJ 4/2008
School Library Journal
"The colored-pencil illustrations are as fun and kid-friendly as usual; fans will welcome seeing familiar friends in an unfamiliar setting." August 2008 Booklist, ALA
"Shaw's familiar, bouncy rhymes are well-matched to the loopy plot . . . A key feature of Apple's bright colored-pencil illustrations is the hilarious expressions of the ovine faces. The team's long-running series contiues to entertain, with text happily accessible to even the youngest readers." May 1, 2008 Kirkus Reviews
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"A few reads of this ought to tire out kids before their not-canceled-after-all bedtimes."
and#8212;Booklist
"Meng playfully expands and exaggerates children's efforts to put off the inevitable lights-out and turns a universal tug of war into a hilarious tour de force."
and#8212;Kirkus
"Meng's writing is clear, direct, and funny, and Neyret's digitally created illustrations have an appropriately comic and cartoonish tone."
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Synopsis
Plenty for picky eaters and theirand#160;parentsand#160;to giggleand#160;about in thisand#160;Geisel-winning early readerand#160;about daring to try new foods.and#160;and#160; and#160;
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James is a very picky eater. His dad has to get creativeand#8212;very creativeand#8212;in order to get James to eat foods he thinks he doesn't like. He presents James with a series of outlandish scenarios packed with fanciful and gross kid-friendly detailsand#8212;like pre-chewed gum as an alternative to broccoli andand#160;lumpy oatmeal that grows so big it eats the dogand#8212;in an effort to get James to eat. But it is eventually James himself who discovers that some foods are not so bad if youand#8217;re willing to give them a try.and#160;
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From the moment Penny, Polly, and Molly hatch from their eggs, the whole farm knows they are truly tough chicks. They wrestle worms, rope roosters, and are often found under the hood of the tractor. All the other animals and even the farmer himself tell Mama Hen to make her chicks good. "They are good!" Mama Hen replies. But could her chicks be too loud, too independent, and too tough? Lively language and bold illustrations capture all the fun and humor of this delightfully different farmyard romp that's also a resounding endorsement for letting girls be girls (even if they're loud and tough and like to play with tractors.)
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It starts with a case of hiccups during story time at the library. And that leads to an outrageous and hilarious adventure involving a hippo, a little sister, an overturned ice cream cart, a librarian whoand#8217;s afraid of heights, and a stack of library books that must be returnedand#151;on time and in good conditionand#151;if the narrator is going to get her very own library card. And nothing could be more wonderful than that!
Brightly colored, energetic illustrations make the most of the slapstick humor in this rollicking readaloud.
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When a mysterious spacecraft lands in a nearby pasture, the lovable, blundering sheep get in gear for the ride of their lives! Unfortunately, these sheep donand#8217;t know the first thing about piloting a spaceship . . . but there may be someone else on board who does! Readers will have a blast with Nancy Shawand#8217;s clever rhymes and Margot Appleand#8217;s hilarious illustrations in this latest Sheep adventure.
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Award-winning author Cece Meng delivers theand#160;delightful story ofand#160;Maggie and her brother, whoand#160;write a note to get out of their bedtime. But when the note ends up on the desk of a newspaper reporter, a media frenzy ensues and they get much more than theyand#160;wished.
About the Author
Josh Schneider is the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning creator ofandnbsp; Tales for Very Picky Eaters, as well as The Meanest Birthday Girl.andnbsp;His first book for Clarion, You'll Be Sorry, was named "Book That Provides Best Ammunition to Parents Weary of Warning Their Kids About Socking Their Siblings" by Publishers Weekly magazine. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.andnbsp;Josh Schneider is the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning creator ofandnbsp; Tales for Very Picky Eaters, as well as The Meanest Birthday Girl.andnbsp;His first book for Clarion, You'll Be Sorry, was named "Book That Provides Best Ammunition to Parents Weary of Warning Their Kids About Socking Their Siblings" by Publishers Weekly magazine. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.andnbsp;