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A Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book Go on an underground adventure with the mysterious tunneler in this delightful Level 1 Ready-to-Read from bestselling author-illustrator Michael Rex! The tunneler tunnels in the tunnel. But why? And where is he going? Find out in this fun story with a surprise ending!

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Funny moments are plentiful, especially when Tunneler is off target as he breaks through the ground. His entertaining antics will pull readers along as they continue to wonder, just what is this penguin up to? All is revealed in the end, and it must be said, beginning readers will enjoy reading this beginning reader.--Booklist ""July 2025"" Playful cartoon illustrations will help youngsters decode the spare, repetitive text as details in the cross-sections of underground tunnels provide visual interest. Burgeoning readers will eagerly dig in. --Kirkus ""5/1/2025"" A rhythmic, repetitive text and cartoon illustrations anchor this jovial outing for kids beginning to dig into reading.--Horn Book Magazine ""September/October 2025 ""

Author Information

Michael Rex has been writing and illustrating children's books since 1995. He is the creator of over fifty books, including the number-one bestseller and Halloween favorite Goodnight Goon and its follow up We're Going on a Goon Hunt. His picture books include Eat Pete and the popular Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots. His graphic novel series Your Pal Fred is about the nicest boy in the apocalypse, and in 2014, his Fangbone graphic novels were turned into an animated TV show. His early reader The Tunneler Tunnels in the Tunnel received a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor. He loves traveling the country to visit schools and talk about his work with students of all ages; he has a master's degree in arts education and taught high school art for three years in the Bronx. He lives with his wife, two sons, and a dog in Leonia, New Jersey.

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