{"product_id":"crunch-the-shy-dinosaur-isbn-9780399550560","title":"Crunch the Shy Dinosaur","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Cirocco Dunlap (\u003ci\u003eThis Book Will Not Be Fun\u003c\/i\u003e) and Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner Greg Pizzoli (\u003ci\u003eThe Watermelon Seed\u003c\/i\u003e) comes a charming, giggly read-aloud that illustrates the particular art of making a friend!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrunch is a lovely and quiet brontosaurus who has hidden himself in some shubbery and is rather shy. He would like to play, but it will require some gentle coaxing from you! If you are patient and encouraging, you will find yourself with a new friend! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis picture book is a warm, funny example of how to engage with someone new, who is perhaps a bit different from you. Lessons in friend-making (such as minding personal space and demonstrating interest in another's hobbies) are delivered so subtly that children will absorb them unconsciously as they delight in Crunch's silly hat and dance moves!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCirocco Dunlap (\u003ci\u003eThis Book Will Not Be Fun\u003c\/i\u003e) and Greg Pizzoli (\u003ci\u003eThe Watermelon Seed\u003c\/i\u003e) enchant and surprise us with their first collaboration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2018!\u003c\/b\u003e\"Crunch is a hot-pink, nonthreatening dinosaur. An unseen narrator gives readers a series of directions on how to interact with him, setting up an entertaining, interactive story experience. Larger lessons about how to relate to others lurk beneath the surface of this lighthearted tale. An excellent interactive choice.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e-School Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The illustrations will have children and adults chuckling, as the not-insubstantial Crunch attempts to hide in the boughs of a rather small tree and as his expressions change from dubious to delighted.\" \u003cb\u003e-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003eCIROCCO DUNLAP has written for television shows like \u003ci\u003eRussian Doll\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMan Seeking Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. She recently acquired a pineapple plant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGREG PIZZOLI is an author, illustrator, and screen printer from Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreg's work has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommunication Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e3x3 \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and he's won two Portfolio Honor Awards from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2009, he received his MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he now teaches.","brand":"Random House Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301917184229,"sku":"NP9780399550560","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780399550560.jpg?v=1742925490","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/crunch-the-shy-dinosaur-isbn-9780399550560","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}