Matt Tavares Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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NYT bestselling author-illustrator of Dasher, Hoops, and a bunch of other books. Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas now available for preorder!
Big Papi
David OrtizMatt TavaresI love this video of David Ortiz hitting home run #498 on my daughter's 11th birthday. She's 17 now, and we just watched the Hall of Fame announcement together. She said she got chills. Congrats, Big Papi! https://t.co/G1ljt2DdCc
Paperback, 2008
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did)
Ryan T. HigginsMatt TavaresMy local bookstore was all out of @RyanT_Higgins’s latest book today, so I went right to the source for my last-minute Christmas shopping. Thanks, Ryan! Also, Norman Didn’t Do It (Yes, He Did) is hilarious. Such a great book. https://t.co/ib1MsGeMbb
Hardcover, 2021
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Goddess Crown
Shade LapiteMatt TavaresCool moment from ABA Children’s Institute: at dinner last night, Candlewick president Karen Lotz surprised debut author Shade Lapite with her very first real hardcover copy of her debut novel, Goddess Crown. Congrats Shade! 🥂 https://t.co/DYkirRRWZd
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Scott McCloudMatt TavaresOne of my students at Maine College of Art loaned me her copy of UNDERSTANDING COMICS back in 2005, and I've read it countless times since then. HOOPS probably wouldn't exist if I hadn't read this book. Thanks, @scottmccloud, and congrats on 30 years! 🥂 https://t.co/rKR2fXieC5
Paperback, 1994
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hoops: A Graphic Novel
Matt TavaresMatt TavaresToday on the @TeachingBooks blog, I share a step by step look at how I created HOOPS, and some advice from my dad that helped me as I ventured way outside my comfort zone. "Divide and Conquer: How I Made Hoops, My First Graphic Novel" https://t.co/kvSrUGH5WF https://t.co/p6J5pgjeM4
Paperback, 2023
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Extincts: Quest for the Unicorn Horn (the Extincts #1)
Scott MagoonMatt TavaresHad a blast presenting, drawing, and signing books with my pal, fellow graphic novelist Scott Magoon this afternoon at G. Willikers in Portsmouth, NH! They’ve got plenty of signed stock of both Hoops & The Extincts. Thanks, G.Willikers! https://t.co/6QUyUiZvH6
Paperback, 2022
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Jeff GottesfeldMatt TavaresRT @DoughboyFound: NEW BOOK From Author Jeff Gottesfeld, "Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier". A children’s book ab…
Hardcover, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Night Before Christmas
Clement C. MooreMatt TavaresComing soon from @Candlewick... 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Matt's Version) Preorder between now and Friday at http://BN.com and get 25% off! Use promo code: PREORDER25 Order here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/twas-the-night-before-christmas-clement-moore/1102050730?ean=9781536217995 https://t.co/Thn0AAcK98
Hardcover, 2011
$5.99$2.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ralph S. Mouse
Beverly ClearyMatt TavaresShe wrote so many great books, but the Ralph S Mouse series was my favorite. Just seeing these 1980s paperbacks brings me back... RIP, Beverly Cleary https://t.co/cvsLTRlfzE
Paperback, 1993
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Ben of All Trades: The Most Inventive Boyhood of Benjamin Franklin
Michael J. RosenMatt TavaresA BEN OF ALL TRADES: THE MOST INVENTIVE BOYHOOD OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN comes out 1 month from today! Written by Michael J. Rosen, illustrated by me, published by @Candlewick. Here's one of the interior spreads... https://t.co/l4WbQeKhIB
Hardcover, 2020
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book