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The Watermelon Seed
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By Greg Pizzoli
Illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
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$18.99Price
$24.99 CADFormat
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- Hardcover $18.99 $24.99 CAD
- Board book $7.99 $10.99 CAD
- ebook (Enhanced Edition) $6.99 $8.99 CAD
- Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $4.98
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With bold color and beautiful sense of design, Greg Pizzoli’s picture book debut takes this familiar childhood worry and gives us a true gem in the vein of I Want My Hat Back and Not a Box.
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* "[A]n expert debut."Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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* "Children will love this hilarious book. The story has broad appeal, making it a great first purchase."School Library Journal (starred review)
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"A juicy premise...Pizzoli legitimizes childish anxieties but also slyly exaggerates each worry to highlight the humor."The New York Times
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"With a sharp graphic sensibility, vibrant design, and adept characterization, Pizzoli spins the simple premise into a sweet confection, ripe with broad humor."Booklist
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"The illustrations...recall the cheerful stylings of Ed Emberely and Roger Hargreaves. Deliciously bright colors...leap from the page."Kirkus Reviews
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"With a sharp graphic sensibility, vibrant design, and adept characterization, Pizzoli spins the simple premise into a sweet confection, ripe with broad humor."Booklist Online
- On Sale
- May 14, 2013
- Page Count
- 40 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- ISBN-13
- 9781423171010
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