Abner & Ian Get Right-Side Up
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Abner and Ian are stuck sideways in this clever picture book created by a bestselling, acclaimed author and cartoonist--and perfect for fans of Elephant & Piggie and Press Here.
Abner and Ian are stuck sideways on the pages of their debut picture book. They can't start the story like this! Ian is trying to be brave, despite his dizziness and fear of heights. But don't worry, because Abner has a plan: Readers will shake and turn the book until they get right side up! Sounds easy, right? Think again, because the real solution may be the opposite of what you'd expect.
With the odd couple wit of Elephant & Piggie, the interactive appeal of Press Here, and a timeless charm all their own, Abner & Ian offer readers of all ages eighty pages of fast-paced fun with a surprising and rewarding twist.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the style of Herv Tullet like interactive volumes, Eggers (What Can a Citizen Do?) starts with two characters who defy gravity, sticking out from the left and right sides of a spread as if mounted there. "We're supposed to be down there," grumbles Abner the duck. Ian the groundhog worries. "Did you have any ideas? Usually you have such good ideas." Abner calls for help ("Hey, kid! We need a hand") and asks the reader to shake the book: "Trust me. This is how it's done." Oops! Now Abner and Ian are hanging from the top of the page like bats. Requests for more shaking trap the two in the book's gutter, then their bottom and top halves part ways. Despite its single-note gimmick and some insider humor ("I have a brie allergy. And recurrent eczema," Ian tells Abner), the book is likely to please. Tasked with illustrating this all-dialogue tale, the gifted Park (the I Funny series) creates two instantly endearing characters whose expressions, as the two ponder, hold forth, and defend their positions from their idiotic perches, are funny and sympathetic. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 4 8.
