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YOUR MIND MAKES THOUGHTS LIKE YOUR BUTT MAKES FARTS Written by Todd Strauss-Schulson A funny, gross book about mindfulness for kids. Sometimes we have nightmares or fears, and anxieties can sneak into our day. And when you’re a kid, you don’t understand these thoughts or what they’re trying to say. But this book will teach you how to make friends with your mind— instead of fearing what’s inside. Your Mind Makes Thoughts Like Your Butt Makes Farts is unlike any other book about mindfulness for kids. With gross-out humor and hilariously disgusting illustrations, it will help kids understand that they don’t have to listen to everything their mind says—and realize that thoughts (like gas) will pass. Buy it: Bookshop :: IndieBound :: B&N Wisdom Publications, 2023 ISBN: 978-1614297826, 32 pages |
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CAVEBOY
DAVE: NOT SO FABOO Written by Aaron Reynolds The second book in the Caveboy Dave series of graphic novels! Twelve-year-old Dave Unga-Bunga is having a great year: he survived his deadly Baby-Go-Boom ceremony, he’s earned the respect of the villagers of Bleccchh, and he just invented ice cream and summer vacation. Before the ice cream melts, Dave and his friends spot a plume of smoke on the horizon (could there be others nearby?) and suddenly Shaman Faboo–the glue that holds the community together–goes missing. With no one to tell them what to do or how to think, the village panics and elects Dave as their new leader. If Dave can’t find Shaman Faboo and bring him back, he’ll be doomed to a life of boredom and something much worse: public service! Buy it: Bookshop :: IndieBound :: B&N Viking Books, 2018 ISBN: 978-0147516596, 256 pages |
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CAVEBOY
DAVE: MORE SCRAWNY THAN BRAWNY Written by Aaron Reynolds The first book in the Caveboy Dave series of graphic novels! His grandpa invented fire. His dad invented the wheel. How will Caveboy Dave leave his mark? Dave Unga-Bunga has always been more scrawny than brawny. This is a major problem when your village expects you to become a meat-bringer. At age twelve, all young cave-people must stalk through the eerie mushroom forests for a prehistoric beast the village can feast on. Dave would much rather invent stuff for a better life, though—like underwear to make loincloths less itchy and cutlery to make eating less filthy. Can Dave save his group by inventing the perfect defense against a bloodthirsty pokeyhorn? Or will he MEET HIS DOOM? “A delightfully entertaining tale about discovering one’s true calling…Dave’s first adventure sets a high bar for future volumes.” Buy it: Bookshop :: IndieBound :: B&N Viking Books, 2016 ISBN: 978-0147516589, 256 pages |
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MONSTER SCIENCE Written by Helaine Becker What if the terrifying creatures of your nightmares were indeed prowling the big, wide world beyond your blankie?” begins the intriguing premise of this book. “Could they really exist? And if so, how?” In a completely original approach to exploring science, award-winning author Helaine Becker places six different kinds of monsters --- Frankenstein, vampires, bigfoot, zombies, werewolves and sea monsters --- under her microscope to expose the proven scientific principles behind the legends. For example, the chapter on Frankenstein delves into how electricity and organ transplants work in the human body, and whether they could really bring someone back to life --- all presented in short, readable sections. There's also historical background on each monster, as well as trivia and jokes in sidebars, and fun quizzes at the end of every chapter for readers to test their knowledge. This is a book with tremendous cross-curricular applications in life, earth and physical sciences, as well as in literature (myths and legends), history and literacy skills. With its playful spirit, this is also a book children will happily pick up and devour on their own. “Book bait of the best sort, this is a winning combination of fancy and fact.” Buy it: Bookshop :: IndieBound :: B&N Kids Can Press, 2016 ISBN: 978-1771380546, 96 pages |
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ASTONISHING ADVENTURES! A 24 page page comic book that doubles as packaging for a 7" vinyl record from the critically acclaimed punk bands Perfect Pussy and Joanna Gruesome. Buy it: Slumberland Records :: B&N Captured Tracks / Slumberland Records / Fortuna Pop, 2014 24 pages, for mature readers (and listeners) |
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CRYING IN FRONT OF YOUR DOG AND OTHER STORIES A collection of short comics about life, death, love, ghosts, cats, time travel, humans, literature, fear, magic, evil organizations, happiness, television, secrets, dogs, loneliness, house, plants, ancient dark rituals, pizza, failure, power, money, nature, government conspiracies, regret, the internet, horrifying monsters, awful jobs, wizards, the ocean, aliens, dads, kissing, crying and teeth. "Phil McAndrew has created a world of his own making that exists in this little square volume, a comfortingly solid shape with glimpses into scenes that shift between the very familiar to a shadowy, dreamlike other side, with stories that move quickly, drawn in a minimum of panels, made sense of by the elegant humor he puts into each one. I loved it." Buy it: Uncivilized Books Uncivilized Books, 2013 ISBN: 978-1626201453, 264 pages, for mature readers |
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BENIGN KINGDOM: PHIL MCANDREW A little 32 page full color art book! Buy it: TopatoCo Benign Kingdom, 2013 32 pages, for mature readers |