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★ "Eye-opening and oh so much fun."—Kirkus, starred reviewIn this inspiring picture book, two friends explore the endless possibilities for what a museum can be, from a grand institution full of treasures to a tiny collection of one's own.Museums come in all shapes and sizes.Some are grand spaces filled with fine art and ancient treasures, while others are tiny, quirky, or wonderfully strange. Together, a young girl and her...

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Two pals named Frank and Hank love hot dogs but can’t seem to keep track of them! And a pug named Doug has a run-in with a slug in this hilarious, rhyming book in a new Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read series by award-winning author-illustrator Jeff Mack!Hank and Frank have hot dog franks. Frank put his frank in tank, but it sank! Hank put his frank in a fish tank. It stank! Doug is a pug. There is a slug on his mug. Then the slug goes in the milk jug. Ugh!Anythi...

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The Dog and Pony Show

Dog helps Pony find the perfect dance pants in the funny third book in the Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics series by award-winning author-illustrator Jeff Mack!Dog loves to dance and wants Pony to try it too. But Pony has some trouble. It must be because Pony does not have dance pants like Dog does! Pony tries on all kinds of pants. It turns out, the best pants to dance in…are the ones Dog is wearing! How can they both dance with just one pair of dance pants? Don’t ...

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Clueless McGee

Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Timmy Failure!Clueless McGee is just your average fifth-grader: snarky, awkward, and a magnet for trouble. The only difference: he's also an amateur detective. Determined to make his absent father proud, he uses the skills he's learned playing video games to solve mysteries. Only he's no Sherlock Holmes. Or Encyclopedia Brown. Or even Scooby-Doo. When the school bully is framed for filling the orchestra teacher's tuba wit...

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Crafting a great story can be as fun as reading one with this action-packed introduction to fiction writing as your child’s guide!Nothing is quite as exciting and frustrating as chasing a story idea out of your head and onto the page. Award-winning author and illustrator Jeff Mack should know— he’s been telling stories since the second grade. With How to Write a Story, he brings the writing process to life for the next generation of yarn spinners.“...

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★"An uproarious tale youngsters will eagerly return to."—Kirkus, starred review★ "Mack’s simple, recombinatory narration yields comedic results in this raucous work."—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewIn this hilarious picture book readers will meet a bear, a hare, and some hair.A fuzzy brown bear and a fluffy pink hare disagree.About hair.Neither wants to go bare!Will they b...

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Jeff Mack

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The Dog and Pony Show

Dog and Pony get stuck in a tree in the funny second book in a Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics series by award-winning author-illustrator Jeff Mack!Dog wants to climb a tree. Pony helps, but then Dog is too scared to climb back down! So Pony goes up the tree, too. Now neither of them can get back down! Dog thinks they’ll have to live in the tree forever, but Pony knows they can find a way back to the ground…even as it starts to snow.

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Jeff Mack

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The Dog and Pony Show

When Pony gives Dog a present, things quickly spiral out of control in this sweet and funny first book in a Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics series from award-winning author-illustrator, Jeff Mack!Pony has a surprise for Dog—a pet rock! Dog would have preferred a T-Rex, or a moose, or a cow for a pet, but Pony says if Dog gives the pet rock a name, Dog will like it more. Dog names his pet rock Lulu the T-Rex and says it likes to eat ponies! Uh-oh. Will Dog and Pony a...

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A Chicago Public Library Best BookA School Library Journal Best Book★ "Inspiring" – Kirkus, starred review★ "Delightful!" – School Library Journal, starred review★ "Thoughtful" – Horn Book Magazine, **starred reviewDoes art have to be perfect? Where do you begin? This inspiring picture book about making art doubles as an introduction to the multifaceted and diverse global hist...

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**A 2025 Texas Topaz Non-Fiction PickAn engaging, kid-friendly introduction to artist Marcel Duchamp and how he turned a toilet into a famous work of art.**This is the story of Marcel Duchamp and how the Dada art movement changed the way people thought about what art could be, and what could be art. From drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa to attaching a bicycle wheel to a stool, Duchamp's work challenged long-held notions of art and how it should be made. People were amus...

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Clueless McGee

For every fan of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, or Timmy Failure--a laugh-out-loud book with a fun mystery to solve!Clueless McGee is confident he is on his way to becoming a famous crime solver. Surely you want his autograph . . . no? Speaking of autographs, when Clueless learns that the messy scribble on the cowboy hat sent by his father is actually the autograph of famous teen idol Junior McFiddle, everyone in school suddenly wants to be Clueless' friend. And t...

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A charming picture book about friendship and looking for the bright side: "This offering is, to borrow the rabbit's two words, good news." — The Horn Book MagazineGood news: Rabbit and Mouse are going on a picnic. Bad news: It is starting to rain. Good news: Rabbit has an umbrella. Bad news: The stormy winds blow the umbrella (and Mouse!) into a tree.So begins this clever story about two friends with very different dispositions. Using just four wor...