Give Me Back My Book!

by Travis Foster, Ethan Long

Overview

This book is full of wonderful WORDS and beautiful PICTURES! And it's EXCITING! And it's FUNNY! It might be the BEST BOOK EVER—if we could decide whose book it is. Redd and Bloo explore the way a book is made and accidentally build a friendship, too, in this tale told only in dialogue. Travis Foster and Ethan Long offer a hilarious story about the joy of reading, which brings people together in unexpected ways, proving that each book truly belongs to . . . the people who love it. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452162362
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	03/22/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	56
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Travis Foster has been illustrating for more than 25 years. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Ethan Long is a children's book author and illustrator with more than 70 titles to his credit. Up, Tall and High! was a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner. He is also the creator of the Emmy-nominated animated preschool series Tasty Time with ZeFronk. He lives in Orlando, Florida.

Editorial Reviews

07/10/2017
Bloo, a blue rabbit (drawn by Long), catches Redd, a shaggy red monster (drawn by Foster), reading Bloo’s book. A barrage of accusations and denials ensues, but readers will surmise that Redd is indeed trying to pull a fast one on Bloo. Their tussling gives a third character, Bookworm, the opportunity to swipe the book for herself. Now united, Bloo and Red cook up a plot to trap Bookworm by creating a decoy book (“The illustrations will make her eyes explode!” says Bloo), which turns out to be as much fun as reading. The crisp animation-style cartooning, punctuated with photographic objects, has a freewheeling verve that lifts the story beyond an exercise in gainsaying. But what makes it truly touching is the love that Boo, Redd, and Earthworm have for the book—not just as a transporter of imaginations but as a physical object. As the larcenous Redd notes: “I cannot part with my green book. It has a hard cover, a nice spine, the pages turn from right to left... and, if you are adventurous, from left to right.” Ages 3–5. Agent: Paul Rodeen, Rodeen Literary Management. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"What makes it truly touching is the love that Boo, Redd, and Earthworm have for the book-not just as a transporter of imaginations but as a physical object."-Publishers Weekly

"A funny and fresh story with several teachable moments. will please the many fans of Elephant and Piggie."-School Library Journal

"In this funny tale told entirely through dialogue, Redd and Bloo not only learn how a book is made, they learn who it belongs to: anyone who loves reading."—Entertainment Weekly

"This comedic tug-of-war conveys the value of books."-Booklist

From the Publisher

09/01/2017
PreS-Gr 2—Bloo and Redd simply love their book. It has everything—a green cover, a nice spine, and pages that turn from right to left (or left to right if you're adventurous.) But what they can't agree upon is who owns it! When their favorite book ends up snatched by a bookworm, Bloo and Redd must work together to write their own book to get it back. Playing with the "meta-picture book" subgenre, Long and Foster have added a funny and fresh story with several teachable moments. On the surface it's a simple tale about sharing and the joy of reading, but with Redd describing the different components of a book, and the two then using that information to create their own volume, this is a wonderful teaching tool for either a creative writing or an introductory language arts lesson. The two characters play off of each other well, and the large dialogue balloons matched with the cartoonish character design with no background scenery will please the many fans of "Elephant and Piggie." VERDICT Not to be missed—give me this book!—Peter Blenski, Greenfield Public Library, WI

School Library Journal