From
New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a mischievous rabbit, a cranky old lady, and a lovable dog.
Meet Jack: He lives in a tree house. His interests include snacks, petty theft, and lipstick graffiti. Jack also loves his friends, he just has a funny way of showing it sometimes . . .
A perfect read-aloud with snappy, rhythmic text, this series will bridge the gap between picture books and chapter books and fill the Elephant-and-Piggie-shaped hole in young readers' hearts.
On sale: September 3, 2019
Age: 4-8 years
Grade: Preschool - 3
Page count: 80 Pages
ISBN: 9780593113790
Reading level: Lexile: 190L | Fountas/Pinnell: G
Mac Barnett is the
New York Times bestselling author of more than forty books, including
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole,
Extra Yarn, and the Mac B., Kid Spy series. His books have won numerous prizes, including three E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, two Caldecott Honors, and the
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Mac lives in Oakland, California.
Greg Pizzoli is an author, illustrator, and printmaker. His first picture book,
The Watermelon Seed, won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, and his book
Good Night Owl was a Geisel Honor. His Viking nonfiction picture book
Tricky Vic was a
New York Times Best Illustrated of 2015. He lives in Philadelphia.
★ “Barnett works wonders with a limited vocabulary, packing the stories with humor, tension—and admonishments of Jack. Pizzoli’s scruffy-edged, emotive cartoons are just as funny, and he carries the comedy into drawing lessons and closing endpapers.” –
Publishers Weekly,
starred review★ "Jack is a rule-proof bundle of bunny-eared id who does as he pleases, and therein lies his considerable charm.” –
BCCB, starred review“This series title will be a surefire hit with readers who love Mo Willems’s Elephant & Piggie books.” –
School Library Journal
