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Picture Books

PIGNIC
By Matt Phelan
HarperCollins/Greenwillow Books

• It’s a perfect day for a pignic! 
• A blue sky. A shady tree. A bright kite. And a full picnic basket. Four little pigs and their parents head outside to enjoy a beautiful day. With a little help from some new (and unexpected) friends, they climb trees, fly kites, and enjoy a delicious picnic. Even a sudden rain shower can’t ruin their fun.
• Because rain means . . . MUD! Hooray!
• The award-winning and New York Times–bestselling Matt Phelan has created a timeless, must-have picture book for the youngest reader. Expressive watercolors; a simple, repetitive text; and gentle, satisfying twists will delight fans of Tad Hills’s Duck & Goose and Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama books.

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DRUTHERS
By Matt Phelan
Candlewick Press

How much fun can be packed into a rainy day? Lots, if you’re like this energetic daughter-daddy duo. ... Phelan’s gentle ink-and-watercolor illustrations are filled with rollicking activity, and the soft colors and outlines evoke the close, loving relationship. ... [A] warm and fuzzy look at how much fun kids can have with game, fully supportive parents in their corners, and young listeners may pick up some new ideas for their own rainy days. ... Keep this for any day, not just a rainy one.
—Kirkus Reviews

Phelan alternates between fantasy scenes of the two wrangling cattle and outrunning dinosaurs and images of a living room in increasing disarray (many families will identify with the closing scene, in which just about every toy Penelope owns has been hauled out to support the cause). As Penelope’s father proves himself more than worthy of a “Best Dad Ever” mug, the energetic and warmly funny watercolors convey a father-daughter relationship that clearly means a lot to both parties.
—Publishers Weekly

COMING IN FALL OF 2020!

TURTLE WALK
By Matt Phelan
Greenwillow Books