{"product_id":"9781338112474","title":"Misunderstood Shark","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMisunderstood Shark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ame Dyckman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Scott Magoon comes the laugh-out-loud story about a Misunderstood Shark who just wants to show the world who he \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e is...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery beachgoer knows that there's nothing more terrifying than a... SHARRRK! But this shark is just misunderstood, or is he? In a wholly original, sidesplittingly funny story, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Scott Magoon take this perennial theme and turn it on its (hammer)head with a brand-new cheeky character. The filming of an underwater TV show goes awry when the crew gets interrupted by a... SHARRRK! Poor Shark, he wasn't trying to scare them, he's just misunderstood! Then he's accused of trying to eat a fish. Will Shark ever catch a break? After all, he wasn't going to eat the fish, he was just showing it his new tooth! Or was he? Explosively funny, extraordinarily clever, and even full of fun shark facts, this surprisingly endearing story gets to the heart of what it feels like to be misunderstood by the people around you. With a surprise twist ending, our Misunderstood Shark will have kids rolling with laughter!     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMisunderstood Shark\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\"Bob the jellyfish is the host of an underwater TV show, and while taping his latest segment, he's interrupted by a hungry shark chasing a cute fish! Time to panic? Not quite...At every initially terrifying turn, dubious Bob takes the opportunity to share a shark fact and dispel a myth...the over-the-top humor, comical asides from the TV crew, and Magoon's boisterous, candycolored artwork, in thick lines and cartoonish shapes, will lure in many a reader. The sneaky shark facts will go down easy in this uproariously silly picture book.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\"Magoon's cartooning is both funny and visually striking as the toothy, scenery-chewing Shark plays to the camera and zips through the green-blue water, barely resisting his primal urges. And the playful typography used for Dyckman's rapid-fire dialogue makes her blooper-reel humor even funnier.\"   -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"A maligned shark steals the show to explain just how wrong his fellow fish are about him in Dyckman and Magoon's debut collaboration...[Dyckman] gives ambiguity the narrative spotlight with well-honed tension prolonging readers' indecision. Meanwhile, Magoon's flair for underwater illustration also allows a shark's redemption and his prey's suspicion to both live on the page. Readers will need to decide for themselves if Shark is really as scary as he seems or if misunderstandings have colored our opinions. Fun and playful…or so Shark would have us believe.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ame Dyckman's \u003ci\u003eHorrible Bear!\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e3 Starred ReviewsJunior Library Guild Selection* \"Molly Bang's Sophie finally has a worthy shelf-mate for absolutely spot-on characterizations of mood. VERDICT: Highly recommended for picture book collections.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ame Dyckman's \u003ci\u003eWolfie the Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e4 Starred Reviews\u003ci\u003eParents\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best Fictional Picture Book 2015\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Picture Books 2015ALSC Notable Book for Children\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best of the YearNYPL 100 Titles for Reading and SharingWilde Award Best Picture Books Ages 4-8A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of 2016* \"Interspecies adoption puts a fresh spin on the new-baby theme... A treat of a picture book.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ame Dyckman's \u003ci\u003eTea Party Rules\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e3 Starred ReviewsEzra Jack Keats New Writer AwardJunior Library Guild SelectionDolly Parton Imagination Library Selection* \"Dyckman's (\u003ci\u003eBoy and Bot\u003c\/i\u003e) and Campbell's (\u003ci\u003eFlora and Ulysses\u003c\/i\u003e) story is like a pretty petit four with an unexpectedly zingy filling.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ame Dyckman's \u003ci\u003eBoy + Bot\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e3 Starred ReviewsPlease Touch Museum’s Kids’ Choice AwardSCBWI Crystal Kite AwardIndieBound’s Kids’ Next ListAmazon Best Picture BookNYPL’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing* \"Dyckman’s debut offers pitch-perfect pacing and gentle humor… As Boy and Bot would say, it’s ‘affirmative’ that this book will be a hit.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cb\u003ePraise for Scott Magoon's \u003ci\u003eI Will Not Eat You\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\"The full-bleed illustrations are saturated with rich, dark colors but manage never to be scary. With several humorous twists, lots of imaginative play, and illustrations reminiscent of Maurice Sendak’s in \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Things Are\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a surefire read-aloud hit. VERDICT Highly recommended for storytime and one-on-one sharing.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\"Magoon’s bold, angular, digitally rendered drawings capably juggle action, suspense, and comedy.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Scott Magoon's \u003ci\u003eBreathe\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2014A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2014A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2014 for Best Read Aloud and Best Books for Animal LoversPBS Best of 2014* \"Magoon’s digital art captures the colors and crisp, airy light of the Arctic setting; cartoon lines and wide eyes present creatures above and under the ice as friendly, rounded and smiling... Richly composed and sweetly appealing -- just right for baby storytimes as well as one-to-one sharing.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMisunderstood Shark\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\"Bob the jellyfish is the host of an underwater TV show, and while taping his latest segment, he's interrupted by a hungry shark chasing a cute fish! Time to panic? Not quite...At every initially terrifying turn, dubious Bob takes the opportunity to share a shark fact and dispel a myth...the over-the-top humor, comical asides from the TV crew, and Magoon's boisterous, candycolored artwork, in thick lines and cartoonish shapes, will lure in many a reader. The sneaky shark facts will go down easy in this uproariously silly picture book.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\"Magoon's cartooning is both funny and visually striking as the toothy, scenery-chewing Shark plays to the camera and zips through the green-blue water, barely resisting his primal urges. And the playful typography used for Dyckman's rapid-fire dialogue makes her blooper-reel humor even funnier.\"   -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"A maligned shark steals the show to explain just how wrong his fellow fish are about him in Dyckman and Magoon's debut collaboration...[Dyckman] gives ambiguity the narrative spotlight with well-honed tension prolonging readers' indecision. Meanwhile, Magoon's flair for underwater illustration also allows a shark's redemption and his prey's suspicion to both live on the page. Readers will need to decide for themselves if Shark is really as scary as he seems or if misunderstandings have colored our opinions. Fun and playful…or so Shark would have us believe.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ame Dyckman's \u003ci\u003eHorrible Bear!\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e3 Starred ReviewsJunior Library Guild Selection* \"Molly Bang's Sophie finally has a worthy shelf-mate for absolutely spot-on characterizations of mood. VERDICT: Highly recommended for picture book collections.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ame Dyckman's \u003ci\u003eWolfie the Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e4 Starred Reviews\u003ci\u003eParents\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best Fictional Picture Book 2015\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Picture Books 2015ALSC Notable Book for Children\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best of the YearNYPL 100 Titles for Reading and SharingWilde Award Best Picture Books Ages 4-8A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of 2016* \"Interspecies adoption puts a fresh spin on the new-baby theme... A treat of a picture book.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ame Dyckman's \u003ci\u003eTea Party Rules\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e3 Starred ReviewsEzra Jack Keats New Writer AwardJunior Library Guild SelectionDolly Parton Imagination Library Selection* \"Dyckman's (\u003ci\u003eBoy and Bot\u003c\/i\u003e) and Campbell's (\u003ci\u003eFlora and Ulysses\u003c\/i\u003e) story is like a pretty petit four with an unexpectedly zingy filling.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ame Dyckman's \u003ci\u003eBoy + Bot\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e3 Starred ReviewsPlease Touch Museum’s Kids’ Choice AwardSCBWI Crystal Kite AwardIndieBound’s Kids’ Next ListAmazon Best Picture BookNYPL’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing* \"Dyckman’s debut offers pitch-perfect pacing and gentle humor… As Boy and Bot would say, it’s ‘affirmative’ that this book will be a hit.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cb\u003ePraise for Scott Magoon's \u003ci\u003eI Will Not Eat You\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\"The full-bleed illustrations are saturated with rich, dark colors but manage never to be scary. With several humorous twists, lots of imaginative play, and illustrations reminiscent of Maurice Sendak’s in \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Things Are\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a surefire read-aloud hit. VERDICT Highly recommended for storytime and one-on-one sharing.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\"Magoon’s bold, angular, digitally rendered drawings capably juggle action, suspense, and comedy.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Scott Magoon's \u003ci\u003eBreathe\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2014A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2014A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2014 for Best Read Aloud and Best Books for Animal LoversPBS Best of 2014* \"Magoon’s digital art captures the colors and crisp, airy light of the Arctic setting; cartoon lines and wide eyes present creatures above and under the ice as friendly, rounded and smiling... Richly composed and sweetly appealing -- just right for baby storytimes as well as one-to-one sharing.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781338112474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Orchard Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40882417107150,"sku":"9781338112474","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_ea594eb7-acf9-4dc4-b72c-c7192cec3ba2.jpg?v=1644510278","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781338112474","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}