• Age: 4 to 8
• Grade: p to 3

A hilarious take on what a magic word really is from Mac Barnett, the award-winning, bestselling author of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn, and Elise Parsley, the bestselling author/illustrator of If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! and If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't!

When Paxton C. Heymeyer’s babysitter tells him to say the magic word, she could never have imagined that what would happen next would be a walrus chasing her, an elephant in the living room playing cards, and a full water park and moat in the front yard. And that’s just the beginning…

Mac Barnett est un auteur classé au palmarès du New York Times pour ses livresjeunesse, dont Extra doux et Max et Sam creusent, creusent, creusent..., deux albums illustrés qui ont reçu des mentions d'honneur pour la médaille Caldecott. Mac est aussi l'auteur de la série à succès Terrible Two, illustrée par Jory John. Il habite en Californie.

Mac Barnett is the author of several books for children, including Extra Yarn, illustrated by Jon Klassen, a Caldecott Honor Book and winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse, a New York Times bestseller; and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, a Caldecott Honor Book and winner of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award, and The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown. He is the co-author, with Jory John, of the New York Times bestselling series The Terrible Two. Mac lives in California.

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Elise Parsley is the bestselling author and illustrator of If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t! She studied drawing and creative writing at Minnesota State University Moorhead, and more of her work can be found at www.eliseparsley.com. Elise and her husband live in South Dakota. 

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“The stuff of kids’ wildest dreams” — Kirkus Reviews

“A subversive take on the topic of manners that still manages to deliver a message about human decency.” — The Horn Book

“[A] wild, relatable fantasy...This telling will resonate with (and tickle) the intended audience.” — Booklist

“Barnett’s narration hits all the right wry notes…while Parsley’s expressive, exaggerated drawings give the story the tight narrative arc, visual breeziness, and snappy comic rhythms.” — Publishers Weekly

Praise for EXTRA YARN: “Understated illustrations and prose seamlessly construct an enchanting and mysterious tale.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Praise for EXTRA YARN: “Klassen’s deadpan, stylized illustrations impeccably complement Barnett’s quirky droll writing.” — School Library Journal (starred review)

Praise for EXTRA YARN: “There’s nothing to say but perfect.” — Lane Smith, New York Times bestselling author of IT'S A BOOK

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Praise for THE CLOCK WITHOUT A FACE: “Ready to get your mind blown? Then dig into this.” — Booklist (starred review)

Praise for THE CLOCK WITHOUT A FACE: “Clock seamlessly blends the playfulness of the kids’ books we wished we had and the sophistication of [McSweeney’s] trademark design.” — Time Out Chicago

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