Overview
""Laughs abound"" -School Library Journal ""[A] playful take on a classic story"" -Booklist Did you know that Jack was looking for hot dogs when he climbed up the beanstalk? Or that he was led there by a talking fox named Wendy? Ok, maybe that's not how the real story goes, but when Estella's dad, Andrew, tells her bedtime stories, she's always in for a bit of twist! A hilarious modern retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, Daddy and the Beanstalk is a recipe for fun and adventure-with a hint of magic.
Full Product Details
Author: Andrew Weiner ,
Bethany Crandall
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316592925
ISBN 10: 0316592927
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 05 December 2024
Recommended Age: From 6 to 10 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
"""Crandall's bubbly illustrations serve the plot well, shining in sequences where a comparatively tiny Andy navigates the giant child's home...A cheerful, slightly snarky riff on a familiar fable.""--Kirkus Review ""Elementary-schoolers who can't get enough early reader comics, especially those who like fantasy adventures, will get lots of enjoyment out of Weiner's playful take on a classic story.""--Booklist ""Laughs abound in this fractured fairy tale embedded in a bedtime story.""--School Library Journal"
""Crandall's bubbly illustrations serve the plot well, shining in sequences where a comparatively tiny Andy navigates the giant child's home...A cheerful, slightly snarky riff on a familiar fable.""--Kirkus Review ""Elementary-schoolers who can't get enough early reader comics, especially those who like fantasy adventures, will get lots of enjoyment out of Weiner's playful take on a classic story.""--Booklist ""Laughs abound in this fractured fairy tale embedded in a bedtime story.""--School Library Journal
Author Information
Andrew Weiner is a graphic novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker, and the founder of the multimedia entertainment company Inner Station. Most recently, he cowrote and created the YA graphic novel, Girl on Fire alongside Alicia Keys. To date, he has written, produced, and/or directed eight feature films. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, his two small kids, and their giant cat, Waldo. Bethany Crandall is an illustrator and designer based in Idaho. Bethany has illustrated children's books and for magazines. She has also worked doing designs for children's television. Bethany studied at Brigham Young University-Idaho and graduated with a bachelor of fine arts in illustration. She enjoys drawing and reading. She invites you to find her on Instagram @bethanycrandallart.
