From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos comes this hilarious picture book about everyone’s favorite piece of furniture.Pssst! Hey. I'm here to tell ya what the furniture police don't want you to know... Listen close. I'll explain everything.Most people think couches are just for sitting, or maybe napping, and don't give it a second thought. But did you know couches can go berserk if you don't feed them a steady diet of coins, cell phones, and remote controls? And did you know some couches are grown on a farm? (Where do you think the term
couch potato comes from?) Some come from two chairs who love each other very much, and some are actually aliens in disguise. And that's just the tip of the iceberg...
This laugh-out-loud send-up of conspiracy theories brings Adam Rubin's trademark zany humor together with the richly expressive artwork of
Macanudo creator Liniers to explore the totally, completely true (really! maybe?) history of the world's most beloved—and misunderstood—item of furniture.
On sale: April 23, 2024
Age: 3-7 years
Grade: Preschool - 2
Page count: 48 Pages
ISBN: 9780593619131
Reading level: Lexile: AD540L | Fountas/Pinnell: N
Adam Rubin is the author of a dozen critically acclaimed picture books which have sold more than five million copies combined, including
Dragons Love Tacos,
Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel,
High Five,
Gladys the Magic Chicken,
Secret Pizza Party,
Robo-Sauce, the Those Darn Squirrels trilogy, and
El Chupacabras, which won the Texas Bluebonnet Award. He also wrote the
New York Times bestselling middle-grade story collections
The Human Kaboom and
The Ice Cream Machine, which was called “as delicious as a multilayer sundae” by
Parents magazine.
Liniers is the author of more than thirty books, including the Eisner Award–winning
Good Night, Planet. He is the creator of the daily comic strip
Macanudo, which has been published in Argentina by
La Nación since 2002 and in English-language collections in the United States since 2014. He received the Inkpot Award for his contributions to the world of comics in 2018. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @porliniers.
Praise for The Truth About the Couch:
A New York Times Bestseller
An Indie Bestseller"Full-on mayhem . . . Via this collection of musings, Rubin (
High Five) proves as quippy as ever . . . perhaps prompting human readers to regard their own settees in a new and more appreciative light." —
Publishers Weekly"A hilarious send-up of conspiracy theories and adults’ attempts to shelter children from the real world . . . Funny and thought provoking.." —
Kirkus Reviews "The supremely silly story seems straightforward and then delightfully defies expectations, offering wildly inaccurate insights into furniture history and behavior. Garrulous graphite pencil and watercolor illustrations capture the hilarious high jinks with style and exuberance, and the clever stage-on-a-page depiction is a snazzy touch. A splendidly offbeat ode to the seemingly simple sofa." —
Booklist"A very clever fox argues that sometimes a couch is more than a couch. If you want something fun to read with kids ages 3-7, this book is a dream." —
The Washington Post"The same kind of interactive storytelling quality as
Dragons Love Tacos, but this time, you’re learning all about a couch—and all the many conspiracy theories that go into it. It’s equal parts a book about how misinformation is spread and just a fun, silly book about a piece of furniture." —
Romper"As zany as [Rubin's] beloved
Dragons Love Tacos." —Washington Parent
