Bob, Not Bob! *to be read as though you have the worst cold ever

Contributors

By Audrey Vernick

Illustrated by Matthew Cordell

By Liz Garton Scanlon

Cover design or artwork by Matthew Cordell

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Feb 4, 2017
Page Count
40 pages
ISBN-13
9781368012782

Price

$9.99

Price

$12.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. ebook $9.99 $12.99 CAD
  2. Hardcover $17.99 $18.99 CAD

From the Caldecott Award-winning and bestselling team of Audrey Vernick, Liz Garton Scanlon, and Matthew Cordell comes a hilarious sick-day read-aloud!

Little Louie is stuck in bed with a bad cold. His nose is clogged, his ears are crackling, and his brain feels full. All he wants is his mom to take care of him, but whenever he calls out for her, his stuffed-up nose makes it sound like he’s summoning slobbery dog Bob instead! This silly but sweet picture book will make kids laugh out loud as Louie tries to make himself understood. They won’t be able to help joining Louie in crying out, “Bob, not Bob!”

  • Praise for Bob, Not Bob!:Abilene ISD Mockingbird AwardA CCIRA Colorado Children's Book Award NomineeChicago Public Library Best of the Best Books for KidsA Flicker Tale Children's Book Award NomineeIllinois Monarch Award MasterlistA Junior Library Guild SelectionA Mitten Award Honor BookNYC Reads 365Redbud Read-Aloud Book award MasterlistA Show Me Readers Award NomineeVA Reads Master ListA Volunteer State Book Award Nominee
    Winner of the 2020 Illuminate Award
  • * "[A] perfect cheer-up for a kid tucked up with a cold."
    Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review
  • * "Every page offers a giggle. . . . [T]his is read-aloud gold."
    Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • * "The co-authors' narrative is satisfying beyond the funny gimmick, [...] offering depth and heart in addition to the silly misunderstandings."
    Horn Book, starred review
  • "Scanlon and Vernick's text is sweet without treacle, and [...]Cordell's artwork is terrific."
    Kirkus Reviews

Audrey Vernick

About the Author

Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of many beloved books, including Caldecott Honor book All the World, illustrated by Marla Frazee, and her debut middle grade novel, The Great Good Summer. This is her second collaboration with Audrey Vernick—the first was Bob, Not Bob! illustrated by Matthew Cordell. Liz lives with her family in Austin, Texas and you can find her online at http://www.lizgartonscanlon.com.

Audrey Vernick is the author of over twenty books for young readers, including Unlike Other Monsters, Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten?, First Grade Dropout, and the co-written Bob, Not Bob!. She co-writes with Scanlon from her home in New Jersey and you can find her online at http://www.audreyvernick.com.


Chris Raschka is the Caldecott-Award-winning illustrator of The Hello Goodbye Window and A Ball for Daisy. He also received a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes? and has written and illustrated numerous books for children, for which he was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2012. He lives in New York City.

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Matthew Cordell

About the Illustrator

Matthew Cordell has illustrated many books for children including works of poetry, novels, and picture books, like Bob, Not Bob!Leaps and Bounce; and Rooting for You! He has also created numerous picture books himself including Wolf in the Snow, which was awarded the 2018 Caldecott Medal, EvergreenHopeWish; DreamHello, Neighbor! The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers; and Bear Island as well as the Cornbread & Poppy series. Matthew lives in suburban Chicago with his wife, author Julie Halpern, and their two children.

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