Synopses & Reviews
It's time for bed again, and Marco, a small red bird who lives with his (human) mother and father, simply has too much to do! He's got masterpieces to paint, underwater inventions to create, halfpipes to skate -- or better yet, inventions to create so that he can paint underwater while skateboarding at a world-class level! How can it possibly all get done? When one idea builds on top of another, and every object he encounters just screams inspiration, why would Marco ever want to put on his pajamas and brush his beak? With humor and a great deal of energy, this delightful new character from acclaimed illustrator Roz Chast will rev kids up and wear them out--just in time for bed.
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* "Chastand#8217;s signature cartoon illustrations . . . will amuse readers and listeners, allowing new discoveries with each reading. . . . Youngsters who are developing a sense of humor have no better place to start than here. . . . Perfect for repeated bedtime reading." - andlt;bandgt;andlt;iandgt;KIRKUS, andlt;/iandgt;STARRED REVIEWandlt;/bandgt;
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"The irreverent asides of the doodly watercolor-and-gouache illustrations betray Chastand#8217;s New Yorker cartooning background, and to swell effect. Kids will recognize the disgruntled bristle of Marcoand#8217;s plumage and agree: life is unfair! Parents, meanwhile, will tell them to go to bed anyway." -- andlt;bandgt;andlt;iandgt;BOOKLISTandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/bandgt;
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"Cartoonist Chast brings her affectionate, anxious line and fascination with the eccentrically ordinary to an original riff on bedtime avoidance." --andlt;iandgt;Horn Bookandlt;/iandgt;
Synopsis
It's time for bed again, but Marco simply has too much to do! With humor and a great deal of energy, this delightful new character from acclaimed illustrator Chast is sure to rev kids up and wear them out--just in time for bed. Full color.
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Two worlds collide when Poppy, a street orphan who makes a living by stealing, and Justin, the son of a jeweler who wants to prove his worth, meet and become friends. Poppy plans to change her thieving ways, but when Justin loses money at his father’s jewelry store and Poppy is accused of stealing it, she flees back onto the streets. Justin insists on searching for her—just as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 breaks out.
Alternately narrated by Poppy and Justin, this is a gripping story of right and wrong, trust and forgiveness, and finding hope in the ashes of destruction.
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Ayanna Bahati lives in a small African village when she is brutally kidnapped, along with her mother and brother, and forced onto a slave ship to America. As Ayanna, renamed Anna, rises from the cotton fields to the masters house, she finds the familial love shes been yearning for—but she is also faced with more threats to her survival. Risking everything to escape the plantation, Anna makes it to the North and to freedom, eventually settling in the free black community of Hadson, Ohio, and educating herself to become a teacher. A moving account from a compelling new storyteller.
About the Author
Roz Chast is a staff cartoonist for andlt;iandgt;The New Yorkerandlt;/iandgt; and is the illustrator of Steve Martinand#8217;s popular childrenand#8217;s book andlt;iandgt;The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Zandlt;/iandgt;. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two children. She is also the author and illustrator of andlt;iandgt;Too Busy Marcoandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Marco Goes to Schoolandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;i andgt;Around the Clockandlt;/iandgt;.Roz Chast is a staff cartoonist for andlt;iandgt;The New Yorkerandlt;/iandgt; and is the illustrator of Steve Martinand#8217;s popular childrenand#8217;s book andlt;iandgt;The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Zandlt;/iandgt;. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two children. She is also the author and illustrator of andlt;iandgt;Too Busy Marcoandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Marco Goes to Schoolandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;i andgt;Around the Clockandlt;/iandgt;.