Beach Toys vs. School Supplies

Mike Ciccotello

Hardcover

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A fun-filled tale of summertime, teamwork, and the balance between having fun and buckling down, from Twins creator Mike Ciccotello!

Summer is winding down and school is just around the corner when two old rivals meet at the beach. Shovel thinks Ruler is a number-obsessed know-it-all. Ruler thinks Shovel is all play and no work. So when their two gangs challenge one another to a beachfront competition, the contest between beach toys and school supplies gets heated. Who will win? Who will have more fun? And will they be able to step up to help each other when unexpected disaster sweeps in?

This fresh take on the end-of-summer blues is bright, dynamic, and laugh-out-loud funny!

Book Details

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Publish Date: Jun 15th, 2021
Pages: 40
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 10.10in - 10.20in - 0.30in - 1.05lb
EAN: 9780374314040
Recommended age: 03-06
Categories: • School & Education• Toys, Dolls & Puppets• Social Themes - Friendship

About the Author

Ciccotello, Mike: - Mike Ciccotello is the author-illustrator of Twins, Beach Toys vs. School Supplies (a Bill Martin, Jr., Picture Book Award Winner), Leonard Builds a Haunted House, and Leonard Grows a Haunted Garden. He lives with his family in New Jersey.

Praise for this book

2023 Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award Winner

"Everyone wins in Ciccotello's tale, in which an impending crisis inspires cooperation and leads to friendship. Kids who enjoy wordplay will relish the many puns and wisecracks within the text . . . Capturing the conflict's drama as well as its happy resolution, the colorful illustrations create a breezy day-at-the-beach vibe. Fun for reading aloud." --Booklist

"Bright art in pencil and crayon textures details the competition as the two witty crews join forces for what becomes a (slightly begrudging) celebration of individual style, and a fun enterprise all around." --Publishers Weekly

"Loads of fun . . . a great selection for back-to-school displays." --School Library Journal

"The silly seaside story, with its jaunty cartoon art, will help readers recall the joys of summer well into the fall." --Horn Book