Battle Bunny

Marc Notes: Title on cover, spine, and title page appears as Birthday Bunny with some letters in 'Birthday' marked out and replaced by new letters to spell 'Battle.'; A Junior Library Guild Selection--Cover.; Alex, whose birthday it is, hijacks a story about Birthday Bunny on his special day and turns it into a battle between a supervillain and his enemies in the forest--who, in the original story, are simply planning a surprise party.; Ages 5-9.; Elementary Grade. Publisher Marketing: Encourage creativity with this wildly entertaining picture book mash-up from the minds of Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett. Alex has been given a saccharine, sappy, silly-sweet picture book about Birthday Bunny that his grandma found at a garage sale. Alex isn't interested--until he decides to make the book something he'd actually like to read. So he takes out his pencil, sharpens his creativity, and totally transforms the story! Birthday Bunny becomes "Battle" Bunny, and the rabbit's innocent journey through the forest morphs into a supersecret mission to unleash an evil plan--a plan that only Alex can stop. Featuring layered, original artwork that emphasizes Alex's additions, this dynamic exploration of creative storytelling is sure to engage and inspire. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/05/2013 (EAN 9781442446731, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2013 pg. 116 (EAN 9781442446731, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 10/01/2013 pg. 52 (EAN 9781442446731, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Shelf Awareness 10/25/2013 (EAN 9781442446731, Hardcover) School Library Journal 11/01/2013 pg. 90 (EAN 9781442446731, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2013 pg. 82 (EAN 9781442446731, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2013 pg. 239 (EAN 9781442446731, Hardcover) - *Starred Review PW Best Children's Books 11/11/2013 pg. 23 (EAN 9781442446731, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 12/13/2013 (EAN 9781442446731, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 (EAN 9781442446731, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2013 pg. 82 (EAN 9781442446748, Portable Document Format (PDF)) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2013 (EAN 9781442446748, Portable Document Format (PDF)) - *Starred Review Bookpage 11/01/2013 (EAN 9781442446748, Portable Document Format (PDF)) Contributor Bio:  Scieszka, Jon Jon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Children's Literature emeritus and the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids, including The Stinky Cheese Manand Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Math Curse, Robot Zot!, and the Time Warp Trio series. Jon founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when they are reading things they love. A former elementary school teacher, Jon lives in Brooklyn with his family. Contributor Bio:  Barnett, Mac Mac Barnett is the author of several picture books, including Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem, Guess Again!, and Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World. He also writes the Brixton Brothers series of mysteries. Mac is the founder of the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers, and serves on the board of 826LA, a nonprofit writing and tutoring center. Contributor Bio:  Myers, Matthew After a twenty-year career as an award-winning art director, Matthew Myers discovered his true vocation--illustrating picture books. His works for Roaring Brook Press include "Tyrannosaurus Dad" and "A Is for Musk Ox." He lives and works in North Carolina.