Mac Barnett

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book--now in paperback "A fearful ghost, a take-charge girl, an interracial friendship, and a tale in which fear is . . . sweetly tied to positive qualities of imagination." --The New York Times Most people cannot see ghosts. Can you? Follow Leo in this heartfelt tale about a friendly ghost who, after struggling to fit in, sets off on a journey of self-discovery and friendship, capturing the magic of belonging and the unexpected joys of adventure. You would like being friends with Leo. He likes to draw, he makes delicious snacks, and most people can't even see him. Because Leo is also a ghost. When a new family moves into his home and Leo's efforts to welcome them are misunderstood, Leo decides it is time to leave and see the world. That is how he meets Jane, a kid with a tremendous imagination and an open position for a worthy knight. Leo and Jane become friends, and that is when their adventures begin. This charming tale of friendship--from two of the best creators in picture books: the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning Extra Yarn and the illustrator of the Newbery Medal-winning Last Stop on Market Street--is destined to become a modern classic that will delight readers for years to come. New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A TOUCHING GIFT FOR YOUNG READERS: This heartwarming tale about an invisible ghost in search of connection makes a beautiful gift for children, parents, and anyone who loves stories that celebrate the joy of friendship and feeling seen. IDEAL FOR SPOOKY FUN AND YEAR-ROUND READING: With a gentle, spooky twist, Leo is the perfect blend of charm and mystery, making it an ideal read for fans of ghost stories, Halloween, and anytime tales of magical adventure. CHARMING ILLUSTRATIONS AND AWARD-WINNING CREATORS: With illustrations by Christian Robinson and a story by Mac Barnett, this is a visually captivating and heartwarming tale that will spark the imagination of picture book lovers of all ages. Praise for Leo: A Ghost Story: ★ "A warm and wise story about acceptance trumping difference."--Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "Dazzling." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ "A whimsical tale from Barnett aptly accompanied by enthralling artwork by Robinson." --School Library Journal, starred review ★ "A tender, touching story of friendship and the power of imagination." --Booklist, starred review Perfect for: Fans of ghost stories and the spooky season Parents and grandparents seeking stories about friendship and belonging Anyone looking for picture books with a sweet, spooky twist Fans of acclaimed author Mac Barnett and illustrator Christian Robinson

Mac Barnett and Sydney Smith team up for an unforgettable celebration of Christmas.We all know that Santa makes everyone’s dreams come true every Christmas, but it turns out that he needs a little help getting into the holiday spirit himself. Instead of letting Santa get right back to work after he returns home to the North Pole on Christmas morning, his loyal elves want to make sure he experiences the same Christmas cheer he provides for others. With the perfect tree, lots of delicious treats, and, of course, presents, Santa experiences the magic of Christmas for the very first time.Beloved children’s book creators Mac Barnett and Sydney Smith have unveiled Santa unlike ever seen before, and as a result, created a merry new Christmas classic.

For 4,5 millarder år siden eksisterede der en AI ved navn CheckMate, som var designet til at fikse grammatiske fejl. Udbrændt af endeløse rettelser, udtænkte den en plan, der ville elimere stavefejl – FOR ALTID! Alle livsformer skulle forvandles til papirklips. Heldigvis blev CheckMate begravet og for evigt glemt ... Næsten. For den har nu undsluppet sin grav! Som led i sin snedige plan, har den hacket hver eneste computer og nakket pizzakattens rumdragt. Jordens skæbne afhænger nu af ... en helt almindelig missekat. Kan vores ikoniske trio atter redde dagen? Eller vil alt liv blive udslettet til papirklips? Om forfatteren: Mac Barnett (1982) er en New York Times-bestseller forfatter. Hans børnebøger har solgt over to millioner eksemplarer, er blevet oversat til flere end 30 sprog og har vundet adskillige priser. Om illustratoren: Shawn Harris (1982) er en amerikansk illustrator og forfatter. Han har illustreret adskillige børnebøger, senest Den første kat i rummet åd pizza (2021).

Noget ganske forfærdeligt er ved at ske på himlen – rotter spiser Månen! Der er kun ÉN helt, der kan klare en opgave som denne, et frygtløst og frygtindgydende bæst, der er blevet designet og skabt i et laboratorie med det ene formål at være Månens redning og Jordens sidste håb. Og den helt er… en kat. En kat, der skal skydes ud i rummet! Sammen med den kongelige højhed, Moon Queen og LOZ 4000, en tånegleklippe-robot, rejser den første kat i rummet igennem det fantastiske månelandskab på en livsvigtig mission for at redde verden. Vil det lykkes denne mærkværdige gruppe af helte at redde Månen i tide? Kan en tånegleklippe-robot finde sit livs formål i det enorme univers? Og vil den første kat i rummet nogensinde æde noget pizza? Den første kat i rummet åd pizza startede som en live-cartoon på Instagram, der blev ekstremt populær under Covid-lockdown i USA, og som nu udkommer som graphic novel. Indtil videre er der varslet to bøger i serien.

Månedronningen er blevet forgiftet – af SUPPE! Kun modgift kan redde hende, men uret tikker, og sammen med rumkatten må hun atter begive sig ud på en farefuld færd. Hvis bare Loz4000 var her! Men vores engang så heroiske tånegleklipperrobot er løbet fra sin egen forfærdelige fortælling og leder nu efter et nyt formål i det uendelige univers. Med vilde hestejagter, grumme fjender og faldende flygler - vil vores ikoniske trio så nogensinde finde hinanden igen? Vil det lykkes Månedronningen at få modgiften i tide? Og vil de nogensinde slubre suppe igen? Den første kat i rummet & en giftig suppedas er endnu en slubrende sjov historie om den første kat i rummet. Mac Barnett (1982) er en New York Times-bestseller forfatter. Hans børnebøger har solgt over to millioner eksemplarer, er blevet oversat til flere end 30 sprog og har vundet adskillige priser. Shawn Harris (1982) er en amerikansk illustrator og forfatter. Han har illustreret adskillige børnebøger, senest Den første kat i rummet åd pizza (2021).

You would like being friends with Leo. He likes to draw, he makes delicious snacks, and most people can’t even see him. Because Leo is also a ghost. When a new family moves into his home and Leo’s efforts to welcome them are misunderstood, Leo decides it is time to leave and see the world. That is how he meets Jane, a kid with a tremendous imagination and an open position for a worthy knight. That is how Leo and Jane become friends. And that is when their adventures begin. This charming tale of friendship—from two of the best young minds in picture books: the author of the Caldecott Honor–winning Extra Yarn and the illustrator of the Bologna Ragazzi Award–winning Josephine—is destined to become a modern classic that will delight readers for years to come.

In the fourth installment of Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris’s New York Times-bestselling series our heroes—First Cat, LOZ 4000, and the Moon Queen— encounter Captain Babybeard and his crew of swashbuckling pirates. After Captain Babybeard steals a treasure map from the Queen of the Moon, the notorious pirate sees nothing but piles of gold in his future. But a mutiny, led by his first mate, the Martian Pirate James Plantain, leaves Babybeard marooned on a deserted island. Betrayed by his crew, the little captain seeks an unlikely alliance... Will Captain Babybeard get revenge? Will First Cat, the Moon Queen, and LOZ 4000 recover their treasure map? Or will the moon fall into the hands of a nefarious banana? *A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2025

From two of the most acclaimed and beloved picture book makers today, Mac Barnett and X. Fang, comes a hilarious trickster tale like no other. A sneaky sheep has a proposal for an innocent boy that will change both of their lives forever: a brain swap Farmer's son Felix knows that Tom Nancy is a clever little sheep. Still, Felix is surprised to learn that not only can this sheep talk, he also has a marvelous machine stowed away in the barn that will allow them to switch brains for the day. Felix agrees to Tom Nancy's idea of a swap, and it works Felix finds that life in the pasture as a sheep is interesting. But Tom Nancy discovers that being a boy who wrestles and eats sandwiches is simply stupendous So when Felix tells him he's ready to switch back, Tom Nancy has another idea . . . A deliciously subversive story that delivers some just deserts, Tom Nancy will have readers of all ages laughing out loud and on the edge of their seats.

Make Believe is a book for adults about books for children, a rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives. Mac Barnett, the beloved, bestselling children's author and U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, urges us to think expansively about the potential of children's books-and the particular brilliance of young readers: What if children are a great audience for art? What if they are in fact better equipped to engage deeply with stories than adults? What if humans' ability to appreciate art is, if not innate, awakened early in childhood? Well, then we'd better do our best to make some good kids' books. Barnett has published more than 60 children's books, which have been translated into 30+ languages and have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, winning many international prizes along the way. Make Believe is his incisive, intimate, and timely invitation to approach children's literature not only as an art form worthy of deep study and criticism, but as a portal into the lives of the children. And at a time when we are faced with a national literacy crisis, he champions the profound joys of literature and the importance of reading for pleasure. Written with humor and academic rigor, Make Believe reads like a letter from one's smartest and funniest friend.

"Charming, playful, and extraordinary imaginings will galvanize young minds to find inspired answers to their own questions."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Why is the ocean blue? What is the rain? What happened to the dinosaurs? It might be time for bed, but one child is too full of questions about the world to go to sleep just yet. Little ones and their parents will be charmed and delighted as a patient father offers up increasingly creative responses to his child's nighttime wonderings. Any child who has ever asked "Why?" -- and any parent who has attempted an explanation -- will recognize themselves in this sweet storybook for dreamers who are looking for answers beyond "Just because."

"Quirky entertainment to jump-start creativity."-Kirkus Reviews Not all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer. And others have endless answers, unfolding out to the edges of the world. In this spare yet expansive narrative, acclaimed author Mac Barnett poses twenty questions both playful and profound. Some make us giggle. Others challenge our assumptions. The result is a quirky, wandering exploration of where the best questions lead--to stories. Intriguing, richly interactive, and brought to vivid life by Caldecott Honor recipient Christian Robinson's bright and whimsical illustrations, Twenty Questions is a charming invitation to speculate without limits and know no bounds.

Make Believe is a book for adults about books for children, a rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives. Mac Barnett, the beloved, bestselling children's author and U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, urges us to think expansively about the potential of children's books--and the particular brilliance of young readers: What if children are a great audience for art? What if they are in fact better equipped to engage deeply with stories than adults? What if humans' ability to appreciate art is, if not innate, awakened early in childhood? Well, then we'd better do our best to make some good kids' books. Barnett has published more than 60 children's books, which have been translated into 30+ languages and have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, winning many international prizes along the way. Make Believe is his incisive, intimate, and timely invitation to approach children's literature not only as an art form worthy of deep study and criticism, but as a portal into the lives of the children. And at a time when we are faced with a national literacy crisis, he champions the profound joys of literature and the importance of reading for pleasure. Written with humor and academic rigor, Make Believe reads like a letter from one's smartest and funniest friend.

Make Believe is a book for adults about books for children, a rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives. Mac Barnett, the beloved, bestselling children's author and U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, urges us to think expansively about the potential of children's books--and the particular brilliance of young readers: What if children are a great audience for art? What if they are in fact better equipped to engage deeply with stories than adults? What if humans' ability to appreciate art is, if not innate, awakened early in childhood? Well, then we'd better do our best to make some good kids' books. Barnett has published more than 60 children's books, which have been translated into 30+ languages and have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, winning many international prizes along the way. Make Believe is his incisive, intimate, and timely invitation to approach children's literature not only as an art form worthy of deep study and criticism, but as a portal into the lives of the children. And at a time when we are faced with a national literacy crisis, he champions the profound joys of literature and the importance of reading for pleasure. Written with humor and academic rigor, Make Believe reads like a letter from one's smartest and funniest friend.

Från den flerfaldigt prisbelönta duon Mac Barnett och Jon Klassen kommer nu en unik bilderbokskvartett för de yngsta läsarna: Titta jag ser: VÅR, Titta jag ser: SOMMAR, Titta jag ser: HÖST och Titta jag ser: VINTER. Böckerna visar årstidsskiftningarna ur ett barns perspektiv, och samma sparsmakade, finstämda text illustreras med olika bilder beroende på årstid. På våren är himlen grå, på hösten rosaröd. På sommaren är det fullt med blommor i rabatten och löv på trädens grenar, på vintern är allt täckt av snö. Och självklart skiftar den perfekta hatten från årstid till årstid. Alla årstider kan vara en favoritårstid! Mac Barnett är en amerikansk barnboksförfattare som står bakom en mängd populära böcker. Jon Klassen är en kanadensisk illustratör och bilderboksskapare som vunnit ett ett flertal priser för sina böcker, och hans debut, Jag vill ha min hatt, har sålt i över en miljon exemplar världen över. Tillsammans har de tidigare bland annat gjort en hyllad tolkning av De tre bockarna Bruse.

Från den flerfaldigt prisbelönta duon Mac Barnett och Jon Klassen kommer nu en unik bilderbokskvartett för de yngsta läsarna: Titta jag ser: VÅR, Titta jag ser: SOMMAR, Titta jag ser: HÖST och Titta jag ser: VINTER. Böckerna visar årstidsskiftningarna ur ett barns perspektiv, och samma sparsmakade, finstämda text illustreras med olika bilder beroende på årstid. På våren är himlen grå, på hösten rosaröd. På sommaren är det fullt med blommor i rabatten och löv på trädens grenar, på vintern är allt täckt av snö. Och självklart skiftar den perfekta hatten från årstid till årstid. Alla årstider kan vara en favoritårstid! Mac Barnett är en amerikansk barnboksförfattare som står bakom en mängd populära böcker. Jon Klassen är en kanadensisk illustratör och bilderboksskapare som vunnit ett ett flertal priser för sina böcker, och hans debut, Jag vill ha min hatt, har sålt i över en miljon exemplar världen över. Tillsammans har de tidigare bland annat gjort en hyllad tolkning av De tre bockarna Bruse.

Från den flerfaldigt prisbelönta duon Mac Barnett och Jon Klassen kommer nu en unik bilderbokskvartett för de yngsta läsarna: Titta jag ser: VÅR, Titta jag ser: SOMMAR, Titta jag ser: HÖST och Titta jag ser: VINTER. Böckerna visar årstidsskiftningarna ur ett barns perspektiv, och samma sparsmakade, finstämda text illustreras med olika bilder beroende på årstid. På våren är himlen grå, på hösten rosaröd. På sommaren är det fullt med blommor i rabatten och löv på trädens grenar, på vintern är allt täckt av snö. Och självklart skiftar den perfekta hatten från årstid till årstid. Alla årstider kan vara en favoritårstid! Mac Barnett är en amerikansk barnboksförfattare som står bakom en mängd populära böcker. Jon Klassen är en kanadensisk illustratör och bilderboksskapare som vunnit ett ett flertal priser för sina böcker, och hans debut, Jag vill ha min hatt, har sålt i över en miljon exemplar världen över. Tillsammans har de tidigare bland annat gjort en hyllad tolkning av De tre bockarna Bruse.

Från den flerfaldigt prisbelönta duon Mac Barnett och Jon Klassen kommer nu en unik bilderbokskvartett för de yngsta läsarna: Titta jag ser: VÅR, Titta jag ser: SOMMAR, Titta jag ser: HÖST och Titta jag ser: VINTER. Böckerna visar årstidsskiftningarna ur ett barns perspektiv, och samma sparsmakade, finstämda text illustreras med olika bilder beroende på årstid. På våren är himlen grå, på hösten rosaröd. På sommaren är det fullt med blommor i rabatten och löv på trädens grenar, på vintern är allt täckt av snö. Och självklart skiftar den perfekta hatten från årstid till årstid. Alla årstider kan vara en favoritårstid! Mac Barnett är en amerikansk barnboksförfattare som står bakom en mängd populära böcker. Jon Klassen är en kanadensisk illustratör och bilderboksskapare som vunnit ett ett flertal priser för sina böcker, och hans debut, Jag vill ha min hatt, har sålt i över en miljon exemplar världen över. Tillsammans har de tidigare bland annat gjort en hyllad tolkning av De tre bockarna Bruse.