Lost and Found in the City
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected 4 Feb 2025
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- $6.99
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- Pre-Order
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
In this first book of the new chapter book series from the author of Good Dog, meet Ratnip, an adorable rat who goes on adventures in the city that are equal parts sweet and icky!
Ratnip the rat lives in the City, where there’s always plenty of food to eat…if you know where to look. Dumpster diving isn’t just for finding food, though. It’s also for discovering knick-knacks and adventure! And tonight, Ratnip is on a very special mission to return treasure to its rightful owner. But will he make it home before sunrise?
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Ratnip chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Readers can scurry along with a sweet-natured rat, its siblings, and its metropolitan scavenger pals on their nocturnal adventures in this peppy chapter book series kickoff by Higgins (the Good Dog series). Extra Cheese Scratchy Paws Sniffs-a-Lot, aka Ratnip, enjoys a cozy existence living in a defunct pizza parlor located in the bright, loud City. Playing games like Bubble Pop at home are plenty fun, but for Ratnip, nothing tops the thrill of hitting the streets at night, dodging humans while seeking out tasty trash can treats and shiny trinkets to decorate its round treasure room (formerly a pizza oven). But the excitement reaches new heights when Ratnip finds a "Brand New, Totally Interesting, Super Special Thing I'd Never Seen Before"—a cell phone—and hatches a scheme with friends Rochelle the cockroach, pigeons Jinny and Ian, and black alley cat Katy to return the "black rectangle" to its human owner. Steinfeld (Kid Musicians) matches the novel's upbeat tone with thick black–lined illustrations depicting amiable interactions between friendly faced critters. Gentle humor and credulity-straining ingenuity weave an energetic tale that zips headlong into its sequel. Publishing simultaneously: Pizza Dreams Do Come True.Ages 5–9. Illustrator's agent: Alex Gehringer, Bright Agency.