Michael Rex – illustratör

Two dogs dance the day away in this charming Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read with rhyming, repetitive text by bestselling and Theodor Seuss Geisel Honorwinning author-illustrator Michael Rex.Step by step, spin by spin, a grown-up pooch shows a young pup how to dance. They slide and glide, shimmy and hop. Can the pup keep up with all the new fancy steps and become a dancing doggy with this own smooth moves?

Jack stacks up blocks high. Two make a robot, five make a boat, and fifteen make...whatever you can imagine! Math becomes child's play as young readers are introduced to the skill of counting on, a first step toward mastering addition.

The sun shines down on us, giving warmth and light. But did you know that the sun also makes the seasons? As the earth makes one complete rotation around the sun every year, the seasons on the earth change-from winter to spring to summer to fall and back to winter again. Find out how the light from the sun affects life on the earth for all living things in this look at the only star in our solar system. Now rebranded with a new cover look, this book features content-rich vocabulary, fascinating side bars and diagrams by bestselling illustrator Michael Rex, and a find out more section with a simple experiment that allows kids to make their own orbiting model with an orange and a pencil. The author, Franklyn M. Branley, was the author of over 150 science books for children and Astronomer Emeritus and former Chairman of the American Museum of Natural History-Hayden Planetarium. The text and art were vetted for accuracy by an expert in the field.This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science title, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

The creator of Goodnight Goon and The Runaway Mummy pulls from his mad-scientist brain a kid so attracted to slime, muck, dirt, and yuck he could only be called Icky Ricky.Uh-oh! Icky Ricky is in trouble and has a lot of explaining to do. Why? Well, you see . . .He did his homework on cheese slices, but got hungry and ate them.He had his friends over for a sleepover . . . on the bedroom ceiling.Senor Pinata Dude, Icky Ricky''s hot dog with a mustache, just landed in his dad''s toolbox.The town bully, Mean Dean, is looking to pound whoever lost his remote-controlled car. Was is Icky Ricky?Icky Ricky is up to his eyebrows in mayhem--and in ick!

The creator of Goodnight Goon and The Runaway Mummy pulls from his mad-scientist brain a kid so attracted to slime, muck, dirt, and yuck he could only be called Icky Ricky.Uh-oh! Icky Ricky is in trouble and has a lot of explaining to do. Why? Well, you see . . .Someone spotted Bigfoot in Icky Ricky''s neighborhood!Icky Ricky and his friends had a teary funeral . . . for a pepperoni pizza.A crazy one-eyed squirrel stole Icky Ricky''s Palooka Pops.Icky Ricky''s trashbag hazmat suit might not be enough to protect him from mutants while he''s cleaning up trash around town. Is it the end of the world for Icky Ricky?Icky Ricky is up to his eyebrows in mayhem--and in ick!

The creator of Goodnight Goon and The Runaway Mummy pulls from his mad-scientist brain a kid so attracted to slime, muck, dirt, and yuck that he could only be called Icky Ricky.Uh-oh! Icky Ricky is in a mess and has a lot of explaining to do. Why? Well, you see . . . A water demon took over the sink in the boys'' bathroom! Icky Ricky and his friends cleaned up the house—with a leaf blower. His sweaty armpit is a perfect robber-proof bank.The dead raccoon he bought at a garage sale is speeding downhill in a runaway go-cart. Can Icky Ricky stop it?Icky Ricky is up to his eyeballs in trouble—and in ick!

This #1 New York Times bestselling picture book parody is the perfect Halloween read! Goodnight tomb. Goodnight goon. Goodnight Martians taking over the moon.It's bedtime in the cold gray tomb with a black lagoon, and two slimy claws, and a couple of jaws, and a skull and a shoe and a pot full of goo. But as a little werewolf settles down, in comes the Goon determined at all costs to run amok and not let any monster have his rest.A beloved classic gets a kind-hearted send up in this utterly monsterized parody; energetic art and clever text will have kids begging to read this again and again. The board book edition is the perfect size for little hands!And keep your eye out for other Mike Rex favorites: We're Going on a Goon Hunt and The Runaway Mummy!

Even a peacemaking robot has his limits! In this heartwarming graphic novel by #1 New York Times bestselling creator Michael Rex, Fred travels all over the barren land to spread his message of compassion, but then a glitch turns him . . . mean! Can he be fixed, or is the world's nicest robot gone forever?★ "In Rex's big-hearted comic . . . Fred's gentleness proves healing in this humorous volume about the power of kindness." —Publishers Weekly on Your Pal FredEveryone knows about Fred and his mission to make the world a kinder place. In fact, the feel-good robot has never met a person he couldn't convince to play nice . . . until now.When Fred discovers the Tomorrow Sphere, a secret community that has survived the apocalypse in luxury—blankets! Medicine! Unlimited ice cream!—he's delighted that people in need can soon be helped. But despite all Fred's pleading, the Tomorrow Sphere leader absolutely, definitely, and totally refuses to share. This ultimate act of selfishness shocks Fred and causes him to glitch out and turn mean. If they won't share, he'll have to make them! With war looming and his friends in despair, it's up to Fred to fix his nasty glitch . . . or ruin all the goodness he's created in the world.

In his witty companion to the popular Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots, New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Michael Rex shows us why what we want isn’t always the same as what we need.Do you know the difference between a want and a need? It can be a hard thing to understand, especially when you want something so much that you feel like you have to have it. But some things aren’t essential—like jellybean tacos and groovy boots. Other things are essential—like fuel and feet to put the boots on. The robots in this book are here to show you the difference as they make trades to get some things they really want (hooray!) but give away some things they need (oops!).This timely companion to the popular Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots makes tricky, but vital, concepts accessible. Kids will have fun following the action and discovering this is the kind of book they really, really want to read again and again.

This hilarious companion to the New York Times #1 bestseller, Goodnight Goon, is a ghoulish parody of We're Going on a Bear Hunt.We're going on a goon hunt. We're going to catch a green one. What a spooky night! We're not scared.A goon hunt is no easy task. A twisted tangled pumpkin patch, murky bubbling swamp, and foggy crumbling graveyard are just a few of the obstacles these kids will have to go through, skulking monsters included. And when the Goon finally makes an appearance—under the covers they go! Except one brave child who finds monsters more fun than scary.The beloved classic We're Going on a Bear Hunt gets an eerie twist in this goon-infused parody that perfectly plays with the rhythm and sound effects of the original. Mike Rex's creepy settings and hilarious text will have kids demanding to giggle and shiver through the story again and again, and now this board book edition is perfect for toddler bedtimes and read alouds.

From the creator of Goodnight Goon, a laugh-out-loud friendship story that perfectly captures the high and low moments of a typical playdate!Pete couldn’t be more thrilled when a monster shows up in his bedroom. Now Pete has someone to play with! And the hungry monster couldn’t be more thrilled to be there, either. Now he can . . . EAT PETE! But Pete has other ideas. And they are all good fun and quite distracting—things like playing cars and pirates. But we all know the course of playing together nicely never did run smoothly. So how much longer will the monster have to wait before he can . . . EAT PETE?

Another hilariously spine-tingling parody of a childhood classic by the creator of the New York Times bestselling Goodnight Goon. Now in board!Mike Rex has created a delightful, monster-y romp that reinterprets the classic picture book about motherly love, The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd. In this parody, the little mummy comments on his mother’s sometimes overly exuberant love, and the escalation of their outrageous ideas for leaving and (of course) finding each other will make modern day parents and kids laugh aloud.A fabulous Halloween treat for every little monster!