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OverviewRoss Burach expands his board book footprint and creates an upbeat new addition to the evergreen toilet training canon. Get out of diapers and into the game. This upbeat basketball-themed potty romp is a slam dunk!My whole life, I've been stuck on the bench in diapers. It's time for a change. No more diapers for me. I'm ready for the big leagues!But toilet training can be hard, and sometimes it's tough to make the shot. Fortunately, Coach and fans are there to cheer... until at last... score! Ross's energetic illustrations and clever, reassuring story will help kids gain confidence and embrace their potential to become potty all-stars! Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ross BurachPublisher: Scholastic US Imprint: Scholastic US Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 17.50cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9781338289336ISBN 10: 1338289330 Pages: 22 Publication Date: 03 September 2019 Recommended Age: From 1 to 4 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Board book Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Potty All-Star, by Ross Burach: This gender-neutral title breaks down the steps for using the potty clearly and concisely in the punchy and positive text... Tots in training will find this a helpful and entertaining playbook. -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Very Impatient Caterpillar, by Ross Burach: * Chunky characters, livid green and thickly outlined for easy group sharing, and speech-bubble dialogue make this a good choice for read aloud[s] with a histrionic bent... There's definitely some science lurking here among the laughs, and preschool and primary classrooms can jumpstart the life cycle units with this super-charged title. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review Will delight fans of Mo Willems's Pigeon series... absolutely charming. -- School Library Journal Burach chronicles this miracle of nature in cartoon scenes as loud as the rapid patter... It won't be just adults chuckling at the interactions between the title character and its patiently pupating companions. -- Kirkus Reviews Burach's mixed-media digital artwork makes good use of the cartoon style to depict vibrantly colored caterpillars and the protagonist's overwrought emotions. Particularly humorous are the spot drawings showing the inside of the chrysalis, in which he rails against the measured pace of nature... a good choice for science edutainment. -- Booklist Praise for Truck Full of Ducks, by Ross Burach: Burach will have readers quacking up, both with the frequent repetition of the title -- 'Did you call for a truck full of ducks?' is a funny line no matter how often it's read or heard -- and over the illustrations... Sight gags and side comments in the pictures add further yuks to this ducky delight. -- Booklist Children will delight in the extreme silliness of this story and will repeatedly pore over the detailed, colorful, and quirky illustrations. -- School Library Journal Burach tells his story entirely through dialogue, packing it -- and his exuberant, crayon-like digital illustrations -- with visual jokes [and] an abundance of funny details to discover in each scene. -- Publishers Weekly Silly details decorate every spread... Storytime audiences will quack up. -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for Billy Bloo Is Stuck in Goo, illustrated by Ross Burach: 2018 CBC Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist Begs to be read aloud... Gleeful, errant nonsense. -- Kirkus Reviews Plenty to linger (and laugh) over. -- Publishers Weekly Lots of giggles and goo, and weird characters too, in this rhyming cumulative storytime read-aloud, make this title a must-have for picture book collections. -- School Library Journal Praise for Potty All-Star, by Ross Burach: This gender-neutral title breaks down the steps for using the potty clearly and concisely in the punchy and positive text... Tots in training will find this a helpful and entertaining playbook. -- Kirkus ReviewsPraise for The Very Impatient Caterpillar, by Ross Burach: * Chunky characters, livid green and thickly outlined for easy group sharing, and speech-bubble dialogue make this a good choice for read aloud[s] with a histrionic bent... There's definitely some science lurking here among the laughs, and preschool and primary classrooms can jumpstart the life cycle units with this super-charged title. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred reviewWill delight fans of Mo Willems's Pigeon series... absolutely charming. -- School Library JournalBurach chronicles this miracle of nature in cartoon scenes as loud as the rapid patter... It won't be just adults chuckling at the interactions between the title character and its patiently pupating companions. -- Kirkus ReviewsBurach's mixed-media digital artwork makes good use of the cartoon style to depict vibrantly colored caterpillars and the protagonist's overwrought emotions. Particularly humorous are the spot drawings showing the inside of the chrysalis, in which he rails against the measured pace of nature... a good choice for science edutainment. -- BooklistPraise for Truck Full of Ducks, by Ross Burach: Burach will have readers quacking up, both with the frequent repetition of the title -- 'Did you call for a truck full of ducks?' is a funny line no matter how often it's read or heard -- and over the illustrations... Sight gags and side comments in the pictures add further yuks to this ducky delight. -- BooklistChildren will delight in the extreme silliness of this story and will repeatedly pore over the detailed, colorful, and quirky illustrations. -- School Library JournalBurach tells his story entirely through dialogue, packing it -- and his exuberant, crayon-like digital illustrations -- with visual jokes [and] an abundance of funny details to discover in each scene. -- Publishers WeeklySilly details decorate every spread... Storytime audiences will quack up. -- Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Billy Bloo Is Stuck in Goo, illustrated by Ross Burach:2018 CBC Children's Choice Book Awards FinalistBegs to be read aloud... Gleeful, errant nonsense. -- Kirkus ReviewsPlenty to linger (and laugh) over. -- Publishers WeeklyLots of giggles and goo, and weird characters too, in this rhyming cumulative storytime read-aloud, make this title a must-have for picture book collections. -- School Library Journal Praise for The Very Impatient Caterpillar, by Ross Burach: * Chunky characters, livid green and thickly outlined for easy group sharing, and speech-bubble dialogue make this a good choice for read aloud[s] with a histrionic bent... There's definitely some science lurking here among the laughs, and preschool and primary classrooms can jumpstart the life cycle units with this super-charged title. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review Will delight fans of Mo Willems's Pigeon series... absolutely charming. -- School Library Journal Burach chronicles this miracle of nature in cartoon scenes as loud as the rapid patter... It won't be just adults chuckling at the interactions between the title character and its patiently pupating companions. -- Kirkus Reviews Burach's mixed-media digital artwork makes good use of the cartoon style to depict vibrantly colored caterpillars and the protagonist's overwrought emotions. Particularly humorous are the spot drawings showing the inside of the chrysalis, in which he rails against the measured pace of nature... a good choice for science edutainment. -- Booklist Praise for Truck Full of Ducks, by Ross Burach: Burach will have readers quacking up, both with the frequent repetition of the title -- 'Did you call for a truck full of ducks?' is a funny line no matter how often it's read or heard -- and over the illustrations... Sight gags and side comments in the pictures add further yuks to this ducky delight. -- Booklist Children will delight in the extreme silliness of this story and will repeatedly pore over the detailed, colorful, and quirky illustrations. -- School Library Journal Burach tells his story entirely through dialogue, packing it -- and his exuberant, crayon-like digital illustrations -- with visual jokes [and] an abundance of funny details to discover in each scene. -- Publishers Weekly Silly details decorate every spread... Storytime audiences will quack up. -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for Billy Bloo Is Stuck in Goo, illustrated by Ross Burach: 2018 CBC Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist Begs to be read aloud... Gleeful, errant nonsense. -- Kirkus Reviews Plenty to linger (and laugh) over. -- Publishers Weekly Lots of giggles and goo, and weird characters too, in this rhyming cumulative storytime read-aloud, make this title a must-have for picture book collections. -- School Library Journal Author InformationRoss Burach is the creator of the riotously funny Very Impatient Caterpillar series that includes The Very Impatient Caterpillar; The Little Butterfly That Could; Goodnight, Butterfly; and Make Way for Butterfly. All the books combine humor with curriculum-friendly science topics and relatable social-emotional themes. Ross's other acclaimed books include the picture book Truck Full of Ducks, the board books I Love My Tutu Too!, Potty All-Star, Hi-Five Farm!, and Hi-Five Animals!, named the best board book of the year by Parents Magazine, and the Acorn early reader series Bumble and Bee. He also illustrated Audrey Perrott's Moo Hoo and Baa Haa. Ross lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him online at rossburach.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |