{"product_id":"z-is-for-moose-9780063450134","title":"Z Is for Moose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unjacketed, lower-priced edition of the acclaimed picture book. Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Zelinsky illustrates an outrageously silly story about the joys (and challenges) of friendship. Zebra wants to put on a show as simple as A-B-C, but Zebra's friend Moose has other (unexpected and hilarious) ideas!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Everybody will be elated with this goofy new way of going from A to Z.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZebra thinks the alphabet should be simple. A is for Apple. B is for Ball. Easy! But his friend Moose is too excited to wait his turn, and when M isn't for Moose (Mouse gets the honor), the rest of the letters better run for cover. Exuberant and zany storytelling brings to life two friends and one laugh-out-loud comedy of errors that's about friendship, sharing, and compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incomparable Paul O. Zelinsky's artwork is bursting at the seams--literally--with preschool appeal. Breaking the borders of the page and creating the art both digitally and traditionally, Zelinsky turns convention on its head. The result is a picture book that is innovative, hilarious, and begging to be read over and over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZelinsky, Paul O.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul O. Zelinsky \u003c\/strong\u003eis the illustrator of many acclaimed books for children. He is the illustrator of Kelly Bingham's \u003cem\u003eZ Is for Moose \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCircle, Square, Moose\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eJack Prelutsky's \u003cem\u003eAwful Ogre's Awful Day\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eEmily Jenkins's \u003cem\u003eToys Go Out\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eAlex London's \u003cem\u003eStill Life\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand Anne Isaac's \u003cem\u003eDust Devil.\u003c\/em\u003e He is also the creator of the now-classic interactive book \u003cem\u003eThe Wheels on the Bus\u003c\/em\u003e. His retelling of \u003cem\u003eRapunzel\u003c\/em\u003e was awarded the 1998 Caldecott Medal. \u003cem\u003eRumpelstiltskin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHansel and Gretel\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSwamp Angel\u003c\/em\u003e, with different authors, all garnered him a Caldecott Honor. Paul O. Zelinsky lives with his wife in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBingham, Kelly:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Bingham \u003c\/strong\u003ehas been a storyboard artist, story supervisor, and director and is now a writer. \u003cem\u003eShark Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, her first novel, was named a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Its sequel is \u003cem\u003eFormerly Shark Girl\u003c\/em\u003e. Kelly Bingham lives in Ellijay, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623992721682,"sku":"9780063450134","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51a05b18-64ba-4b55-834a-59c32b8e12d4.jpg?v=1758651223","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/z-is-for-moose-9780063450134","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}