Howard Pearlstein – författare

CBC Hot of The Press August 2024 TitleWith dynamic illustrations by Susanna Covelli that hilariously contradict the story, This Book Is Not for You is told by Howard Pearlstein in the voice of an oblivious narrator who explains why this book is not for you.Are you a kid?Are you reading this book?If so, drop it like a hot potato.Seriously, skipper.This book is not for you.Packed with everything a kid could never want—nothing funny, gross, cool, cute, or silly—this picture book is really not for you. There definitely aren’t any monsters or ninjas, and you can forget about aliens. You probably won’t even like this story. But you’re going to read it anyway, aren’t you?The narrator, a curmudgeonly man with an impressive mustache, is delightfully unaware of the funny, gross, cool, cute, and silly things happening around him and his anxious dog (who is very aware). Whenever the narrator speaks, monsters, aliens, and all the things that a kid would like jump off the page. So if this book is not for you, who is it for? (The answer is absolutely not at the end.)

Everyone feels sad sometimes, even this book! But how do we deal with our feelings of sadness and discover new positives? With the book itself taking the form of the main character, The Sad Book navigates this topic in an interactive way with both gentle humour and sensitivity. The pairing of Howard Pearlstein's text with the creative and dynamic illustrations of James Munro informs and inspires.

What does a book have to be angryabout? How about doodles on its pages?Or, even worse, a one-star review?! TheAngry Book is so angry that it's in nomood to tell a story. But as the pagesturn, the book (and its readers) discovervaluable techniques for managing theiremotions and taming their anger.Heartfelt and humorous, The AngryBook is perfect for young readers whoneed help preventing outbursts anddeveloping strategies for managingstrong emotions in a healthy way.

Worry is a universal emotion - it's so universal that even The Worried Book is worried. What if no one reads it? What if it falls behind the bookcase? What if a monster reads it? So much to worry about! A heartwarming tale teaching children how to identify and manage their worries.

A rhyming tale about what happens when a family decides to take every word to heart—and the hilarious consequences that follow.Should children learn to drive cars? Are volcanoes bubbling with fondu? And do rhinos make good pets? Mikayla and Drew loved to read and learn new things…but when a new stack of books gives way to facts unlike anything they had ever heard of before, chaos ensues! Soon the children are swimming with alligators, eating candies like vitamins, and getting blasted by their neighbor. Which leads them to wonder . . .If it’s in a book, is it actually true? From Amanda Pearlstein, Howard Pearlstein, and Maren Amini, comes a rhyming tale about what happens when a family decides to take every word to heart—and the hilarious consequences that follow. A perfect book for fans of Harry Bliss and Doreen Cronin!

When the Colors become colorless, they’re quick to blame a magic mirror. But is the mirror to blame — or did the colours forget something important?

A fun story about a three-legged cat who feels anxiety and stress as she wonders if her adoptive family will accept her as she is.