Mac Barnett

"The captivating cut-paper-and-ink illustrations . . . perfectly suit the prose's quiet grandeur. . . . Charming, scenic, and a winning must for the youngest polar bear lovers." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Follow a magnificent polar bear through a fantastic world of snow and shockingly blue sea. Over the ice, through the water, past Arctic animals and even a human . . . where is he going? What does he want? Acclaimed author Mac Barnett's narration deftly balances suspense and emotion, as well as poignant, subtle themes, compelling us to follow the bear with each page turn. Artist Shawn Harris's striking torn-paper illustrations layer white-on-white hues with bolts of blue and an interplay of shadow and light for a gorgeous view of a stark yet beautiful landscape. Simple and thought-provoking, illuminating and intriguing, this engaging picture book will have readers pondering the answer to its final question long after the polar bear has continued on his way.

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris are back with the second volume in the bestselling The First Cat in Space graphic novel series! Secret tales of woe, hilarious new characters, and dangerous plans of sabotage will keep readers delighted and laughing until the thrilling climax. Perfect for fans of Dog Man and InvestiGators. The Moon Queen has been poisoned—by SOUP. With few she can trust in her own royal court, she and First Cat will have to journey alone to find the antidote. If only LOZ 4000 were still with them . . . But our once-heroic toenail clipping robot is on the run, looking for new purpose in this vast universe. Unbeknownst to our trio, secret forces are working against them. In a world of villainous cowboys, high-speed chases, and falling pianos, can our iconic trio find their way back to one another and save the Moon Queen before it’s too late? And who would want to poison her? Is Captain Babybeard, the adorable baby pirate, in this one? Praise for The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza “Ridicuously fun.” –Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man “Epic.” –Kirkus "Infectious." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Laugh-out-loud." — School Library Journal (starred review)* Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List Selection * As Seen on the TODAY Show * School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year * New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * An Indie Next List Selection *

See below for English description.C'est l'histoire de Cercle. C'est aussi l'histoire de Triangle et de Carr , les amis de Cercle. Et c'est aussi l'histoire d'une r gle que Cercle a fix e, mais que Triangle ne respecte pas. Le duo succ s nous offre le troisi me et dernier tome de sa trilogie cocasse mettant en vedette Triangle, Carr et Cercle. Mac Barnett et Jon Klassen bouclent la boucle avec leur humour subtil et intelligent qui les caract rise si bien This book is about Cercle. This book is also about Cercle's friends, Triangle and Carr . Also it is about a rule that Cercle makes and how she has to rescue Triangle when he breaks that rule. With their usual pitch-perfect pacing and subtle, sharp wit, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen come full circle in the third and final chapter of their clever Shapes Trilogy. Original title: Circle

See below for English description.Ce livre, c'est l'histoire de Carr . Tous les jours, Carr choisit un bloc de pierre dans sa grotte souterraine et le pousse jusqu' la surface. Ce livre, c'est galement l'histoire de Cercle, l'amie de Carr . Cercle est convaincue que son ami est un v ritable g nie de la sculpture, mais... l'est-il vraiment? Mac Barnett et Jon Klassen poussent les lecteurs adopter un point de vue original. Cet album cocasse, au style pur et minimaliste, met l'accent sur l'importance de garder l'esprit ouvert et de se laisser surprendre par l'inattendu.This book is about Carr . Carr spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a pile above the ground. This book is also about Carr 's friend Cercle. Cercle thinks Carr is an artistic genius. But is he really? Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen nudge readers toward a more wellrounded way of looking at things. Understated and striking this funny, thoughtful book emphasizes the importance of keeping your eyes -- and your mind -- open to wonder where others see only rubble and rocks. Original title: Square

See below for English description.Voici Triangle. Il veut jouer un tour son ami Carr . Mais Carr n'aime pas qu'on se moque de lui. Rira bien qui rira le dernier. L'association de l'humour ironique de Mac Barnett et des illustrations aux codes bien reconnaissables de Jon Klassen fait de ce duo l'une des quipes les plus remarquables en litt rature jeunesse.Meet Triangle. He is going to play a sneaky trick on his friend, Carr . Or so Triangle thinks... Partners in crime Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen will have readers wondering just who they can trust in a richly imagined world of shapes. Visually stunning and full of wry humour, here is a perfectly paced treat that could come only from the minds of two of today's most irreverent -- and talented -- picture book creators. Original title: Triangle

Este libro nos habla de C rculo. Y tambi n de sus amigos Tri ngulo y Cuadrado. Y de saltarse las reglas, el miedo a los extra os y el poder de la imaginaci n. Cuadrado y Tri ngulo van a visitar a su amiga C rculo, que vive cerca de una cascada. Deciden jugar al escondite, pero C rculo pone una nica condici n: no vale esconderse detr s de la cascada porque est muy oscuro y da mucho miedo. C rculo cierra los ojos y cuenta: 1, 2, 3... Cuando los abre, Cuadrado la avisa de que Tri ngulo se ha escondido detr s de la cascada. No puede ser Ahora tienen que ir a buscarlo. Qu otras formas habr en la terrible oscuridad?Con un ritmo perfecto y gran ingenio, Mac Barnett y Jon Klassen cierran el c rculo de manera magistral a la trilog a de las formas con este divertid simo lbum ilustrado.---------------This book is about Circle. This book is also about Circle's friends, Triangle and Square. Also it is about a rule that Circle makes, and how she has to rescue Triangle when he breaks that rule.Triangle and Square are visiting Circle, who lives at the waterfall. When they play hide-and-seek, Circle tells her friends the one rule: not to go behind the falling water. But after she closes her eyes to count to ten, of course that's exactly where Triangle goes. Will Circle find Triangle? And what OTHER shapes might be lurking back there?With their usual pitch-perfect pacing and subtle, sharp wit, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen come full circle in the third and final chapter of their clever shapes trilogy.

Este libro nos habla de Cuadrado. Y de su amiga C rculo. Y tambi n de mantener los ojos y la mente bien abiertos para encontrar belleza donde otros solo ven rocas y escombros.Cuadrado saca bloques de una cueva y los sube por la monta a hasta colocarlos en la cima. Es su trabajo. Su amiga C rculo lo visita, le dice que es un gran escultor, un genio Y le pide que haga una escultura de ella. Pero es Cuadrado un gran artista? l piensa que no, pero a n as ... lo intenta.Los dos creadores de libros infantiles con m s talento de la actualidad, juntos en este sorprendentemente sencillo y divertido lbum ilustrado que invita a la reflexi n.------------This book is about Square. This book is also about Square's friend Circle. Also it is about Square trying to make something perfect, like Circle is. But it is hard to make something perfect.This book is about Square. Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a pile above the ground. This book is also about Square's friend Circle. Circle thinks Square is an artistic genius. But is he really? With the second story in a trilogy of tales about Triangle, Square, and Circle, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen nudge readers toward a more well-rounded way of looking at things. Understated and striking in its simplicity, this funny, thoughtful offering from two of today's most talented picture-book creators emphasizes the importance of keeping your eyes -- and your mind -- open to wonder where others see only rubble and rocks.

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a mind-tickling ode to the open-ended.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 Artist, Christian Robinson’s bright and whimsical illustrations, Twenty Questions is a charming invitation to speculate without limits and know no bounds.

Instant New York Times bestseller The MOMENTOUS debut of a groundbreaking Fairy Tale series -- a brilliantly crafted, hilarious twist on this beloved classic, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, from renowned, award-winning, and New York Times bestselling duo and picture book pioneers Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Hab a una vez un puente debajo del cual viv a un troll terrible y MUY hambriento. Un d a, los tres chivitos Gruff deciden cruzar el puente para llegar al acantilado donde crece el pasto, y el troll enseguida se pone a pensar en c mo cocinar unos deliciosos chivitos para la cena. Pero el troll subestima a estos chivitos, aparentemente mansos, pero muy listos Esta es la primera de una nueva e innovadora colecci n de cuentos de hadas creados por Mac Barnett, uno de los autores m s aclamados de la actualidad, y llevados a una asombrosa vida visual por Jon Klassen, el galardonado creador de I Want My Hat Back. Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats This is the first in a groundbreaking new collection of fractured fairy tales crafted by one of today's most celebrated and acclaimed authors, Mac Barnett, and brought to stunning visual life by award-winning and beloved creator of I Want My Hat Back, Jon Klassen.

El t ndem perfecto de Mac Barnett y Jon Klassen nos trae esta divertida historia que trata de aclarar la duda de todas las ni as y los ni os del mundo: c mo entra Pap Noel en las casas? C mo baja Pap Noel por la chimenea? Y si la casa no tiene chimenea? Le ayudan los renos a entrar? Y una vez dentro, c mo puede no tropezarse con los muebles si todo est a oscuras? Y si en la casa hay perro, por qu no le ladra? Este libro resolver todas las dudas... O no. Lo importante es que Pap Noel seguir bajando por las chimeneas aunque no tengamos ni idea de c mo lo hace.Una divertida recopilaci n de explicaciones infantiles a la gran pregunta de la Navidad, algunas posibles y otras descabelladas, pero todas muy divertidas.-------The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question.When Santa arrives at a child's house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feetfirst or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there's no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the faucet? What happens once he's inside? Whether it's shape-shifting or impromptu laundry use, Mac Barnett's iconic talent for earnest deadpan humor and Jon Klassen's irresistibly funny art honor the timeless question with answers both ridiculous and plausible, mounting in hilarity as the night continues.

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris are back with the second volume in the bestselling The First Cat in Space graphic novel series! Secret tales of woe, hilarious new characters, and dangerous plans of sabotage will keep readers delighted and laughing until the thrilling climax. Perfect for fans of Dog Man and InvestiGators. The Moon Queen has been poisoned—by SOUP. With few she can trust in her own royal court, she and First Cat will have to journey alone to find the antidote. If only LOZ 4000 were still with them . . . But our once-heroic toenail clipping robot is on the run, looking for new purpose in this vast universe. Unbeknownst to our trio, secret forces are working against them. In a world of villainous cowboys, high-speed chases, and falling pianos, can our iconic trio find their way back to one another and save the Moon Queen before it’s too late? And who would want to poison her? Is Captain Babybeard, the adorable baby pirate, in this one? Praise for The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza “Ridicuously fun.” –Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man “Epic.” –Kirkus "Infectious." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Laugh-out-loud." — School Library Journal (starred review)* Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List Selection * As Seen on the TODAY Show * School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year * New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * An Indie Next List Selection *

"Ridiculously fun and brilliantly illustrated.” —Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man and Captain UnderpantsAs seen on The TODAY Show! New York Times bestselling Mac Barnett and Caldecott Honor award-winning illustrator Shawn Harris turn their massively popular The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza live cartoon into an action-packed and hysterical graphic novel series—perfect for fans of Dav Pilkey, Raina Telgemeier, and Jeff Kinney. A Kids' Indie Next List Pick, an Indie Bestseller, and a Junior Library Guild Selection! Something terrible is happening in the skies! Rats are eating the MOON!There’s only ONE hero for the job, a bold and fearsome beast bioengineered in a secret lab to be the moon’s savior and Earth’s last hope! And that hero is . . . a cat. A cat who will be blasted into space!Accompanied by the imperious Moon Queen and LOZ 4000, a toenail clipping robot, the First Cat in Space journeys across a fantastic lunar landscape in a quest to save the world. Will these unlikely heroes save the moon in time? Can a toenail-clipping robot find its purpose in the vast universe? And will the First Cat in Space ever eat some pizza?

See below for English description.Mac Barnett et Jon Klassen, duo adul et maintes fois prim , abordent la question que tout le monde se pose: comment fait le p re No l pour passer par la chemin e?Lorsque le p re No l arrive chez un enfant, la veille de No l, descend-il par la chemin e la t te premi re, ou les pieds d'abord? Et s'il reste coinc ? Et s'il n'y a pas de chemin e? Peut- tre se glisse-t-il sous la porte, en se faisant aussi mince qu'une enveloppe? Serait-ce possible qu'il se faufile dans les tuyaux et passe par le robinet? Et une fois l'int rieur, que se passe-t-il?Pr parez-vous des explications la fois loufoques, plausibles et fantaisistes, qui ne cessent de susciter l'hilarit dans ce nouveau classique du temps des f tes.Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, beloved, multi-award-winning duo, tackle a perennial question.When Santa arrives at a child's house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feet first or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there's no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the faucet? What happens once he's inside?The timeless question is answered with ridiculous, plausible, and fanciful explanations mounting in hilarity.This latest collaboration by the New York Times bestselling team will find a secure spot among family holiday traditions. Original title: How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

Hvordan kommer julemanden ned gennem skorstenen?Med hovedet først? Eller fødderne? Og hvad hvis du ikke har en skorsten?Ingen ved det med sikkerhed, men her er nogle seriøst gode forslag!Den uforlignelige duo Mac Barnett og Jon Klassen har skabt en humoristisk julebog med klassiker-potentiale; en af dem man vil glæde sig til at genlæse hvert eneste år.

The multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question: how does Santa go down the chimney?When Santa arrives at a child's house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feetfirst or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there's no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the tap? What happens once he's inside?Mac Barnett's iconic talent for earnest deadpan humour and Jon Klassen's irresistibly funny art honour this timeless question with answers both ridiculous and plausible, mounting in hilarity as the night continues. Channeling a child's fanciful explanations, this latest collaboration by a bestselling team will find a secure spot among family Christmas traditions.