{"product_id":"billy-twitters-and-his-blue-whale-problem-hardcover","title":"Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMac Barnett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Rex\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe uproarious debut from picture book phenom Mac Barnett is a surreal cautionary tale--illustrated by bestselling talent Adam Rex!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome interesting facts about blue whales: A blue whale is longer than thirty dogs lined up nose to tail. Its tongue weighs as much as four hundred cats. Consequently, blue whales make terrible pets...just ask Billy Twitters. When his parents threaten to teach him responsibility by giving him a whale, Billy isn't worried: 'It's not like you can just have one delivered to your house overnight.' But he's wrong. It arrives via FedUp (motto: 'Delivering Punishment Worldwide'), and it's up to Billy to take care of it! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tons of fun.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss these other books by Mac Barnett!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChloe and the Lion \u003cbr\u003eHow This Book Was Made \u003cbr\u003eRules of the House \u003cbr\u003eOn No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) \u003cbr\u003eOh No! Not Again! (Or How I Built a Time Machine to Save History)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMac Barnett\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books for children, including\u003ci\u003e Extra Yarn\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Jon Klassen, a Caldecott Honor Book and winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller; \u003ci\u003eSam and Dave Dig a Hole\u003c\/i\u003e, a Caldecott Honor Book and winner of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award. Other titles include \u003ci\u003eThe Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown, Chloe and the Lion, How This Book Was Made, Count the Monkeys, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the co-author, with Jory John, of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series\u003ci\u003e The Terrible Two\u003c\/i\u003e. Mac lives in California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Rex\u003c\/b\u003e is the multi-talented author of books for children, middle readers and young adults, as well as an accomplished illustrator. He has written such beloved picture books as \u003ci\u003eSchool's First Day of School\u003c\/i\u003e (illustrated by Christian Robinson), has created both pictures and words for favorites like \u003ci\u003eAre You Scared, Darth Vader?, Nothing Rhymes with Orange, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich\u003c\/i\u003e; and he has illustrated books by bestselling authors like \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Rock Scissors Paper\u003c\/i\u003e by Drew Daywalt, \u003ci\u003eChloe and the Lion \u003c\/i\u003eby Mac Barnett, and \u003ci\u003eChu's Day\u003c\/i\u003e by Neil Gaiman. \u003ci\u003eThe True Meaning of Smekday\u003c\/i\u003e was his first novel, followed by \u003ci\u003eSmek for President! \u003c\/i\u003eand other books for middle and teen readers. He grew up in Phoenix, got a BFA from the University of Arizona, and now lives in Tucson.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.1 x 11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Irma S. \u0026amp; James H. 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