Synopses & Reviews
"To call Happy Punks 1 2 3 'adorable' would be an understatement. It tells us 'Welcome to Planet Earth!' and 'Here's some cool stuff you could do in life!'"and#151;Teresa Taylor, B*tthole Surfers
Welcome to New Flip City, a Busytown for a new era and home of the Happy Punks, twelve colorful, fun-loving, and creatively exciting friends. Come along as the Happy Punks get ready for their big show and are joined by their friends, a collection of animals, robots, zombies, snowmen, cavemen, and more who make life in New Flip City funand#151;and who all love to dance at the end of the day! In Happy Punks 1 2 3 we meet each of the punks as they go through their day, explore New Flip City, meet up with their friends, and have a big party with music and dancing. We also learn to count to twelve!
Review
"Little rebelsand#151;and parents hoping to encourage individualismand#151;will love this one." and#151;
Chronogram"1-2-3-4!" and#151;Dee Dee Ramone, bass player, The Ramones
"To call this book 'adorable' would be an understatement. It tells us 'Welcome to Planet Earth!' and 'Hereand#8217;s some cool stuff you could do in life!'" and#151;Teresa Taylor, drummer, B*tthole Surfers"
Synopsis
Happy Punks 1 2 3 is what happens when Richard Scarry collides with Joey Ramone
About the Author
John and Jana found success in comics with their book
Very Vicky. In 2003, their illustrated family travelogue,
Four Go Mad in Massachusetts, was published by Commonwealth Editions. Most recently, John and Jana collaborated on two picture books,
Happy, Sad, Silly, Mad: My World Makes Me Feel (Andrews McMeel, 2009), and
The Ocean Story (Picture Windows, 2011), which won
Creative Child magazineand#8217;s 2011 Creative Child Award Seal of Excellence and was short-listed for the 2012 Green Earth Book Award. A board book for the under-five crowd,
A Year With Friends, is forthcoming from Abrams in 2012.
Exclusive Essay
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