Seals Are Jerks!
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
In a hilarious story for fans of We Don't Eat Our Classmates, a young girl is determined to find out the truth about her favorite animals -- and find out once and for all, are seals really jerks and do they really eat penguins?!
Seals are Lorelei’s favorite animal: they're so cute and cuddly and best buddies with penguins. Well... that’s what she thought before learning the ugly truth -- some seals EAT penguins! She doesn’t want to believe it at first, but she drags Penguin, the classroom guest, and seal whistleblower, to Antarctica to prove Penguin wrong and confront Seal face-to-face. And Seal finally reveals the truth.
Beloved creator of bestseller Vegetables in Underwear, Jared Chapman explores the ultimate question: Can seals be Lorelei's favorite animal even if they eat penguins? This laugh-out-loud story, brimming with honesty and charm, is perfect for today's young readers. Seals Are Jerks! is the launch of an exciting new series, in the spirit of We Don't Eat Our Classmates, Children Make Terrible Pets, and I Want My Hat Back.
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Chapman (the Crab and Snail series) explores what it means to be a fan when the object of one's adoration has a less than stellar character. Child Lorelei, portrayed with light brown skin and a missing front tooth, loves seals—their "big adorable eyes," "goofy bark," and most of all, how they're clearly buddies with penguins. "In every seal photo she had ever seen, there was a penguin nearby." But when Lorelei presents this information to her class, a new student—an actual penguin—refutes this claim outright: "No, seals are jerks.... Seals eat penguins." A quick trip to Antarctica results in a shocking confirmation: after some hedging, a seal admits, "How could I be friends with something that delicious?" Unfussy digital cartooning, casually funny dialogue ("Busted!" proclaims one penguin as Lorelei questions the seal), and ripped-from-the-headlines relevance make this picture book humorous and thought-provoking, and the ending offers up sage honesty. When Lorelei, comprehending the reality of the food chain, asks "Is everyone a jerk?" the seal wisely responds, "We're just wild animals and in nature, some things are just the way they re." Antarctica facts conclude. Ages 4–8.
