{"product_id":"dirty-gert-isbn-9780823430543","title":"Dirty Gert","description":"\u003cb\u003eGert loves dirt. She rolls in it, digs in it, even tastes it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut  one day, while she's making mud pies, all that dirt changes her.  Gert  sprouts leaves, grows roots, and begins to photosynthesize in the  sunlight! Gert is delighted, but the neighborhood can’t believe it. . .  and soon the notoriety becomes too much for the grungy, green girl. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuckily, Mom and Dad know just what to do! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Told in rhythm and rhyme and full of fun, tongue-twisting vocabulary, \u003ci\u003eDirty Gert\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of individuality and unconditional love. . . and, of  course, of the fun of playing in the dirt.  Tedd Arnold’s cartoonish  illustrations—complete with a cast of whispering worm  commentators—express the joy of making mudpies, playing with worms, and  most importantly, spending time with your loving family.* \"A wonderful sense of protectiveness and appreciation pervades this story, speaking directly to the marvels that life has in store. . . . Gert is as organic as they come and a genuine delectation, worms and all.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A comically offbeat story about acceptance.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Arnold's tightly rhymed, originally structured verses are all the more ludicrous for their polysyllabic precision . . . Line and watercolor–style digital art features Arnold's trademark tone-on-tone squiggled hatchwork in the backgrounds and bulging golf-ball eyes on the huge-headed humans. Additional comedy comes from Gert's fan club of worms, who comment on the situation in small ground-level speech balloons. Use this in pairing with Cronin's \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Worm\u003c\/i\u003e (BCCB 10\/03) for a celebration of the soil, let novice readers pore over it on their own, or just share it for a raucous readaloud\u003cb\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTedd Arnold is the best-selling author-illustrator of the Fly Guy  series, with two Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor books and more than  18.5 million books in print. He is author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eDirty Gert, Vincent Paints His House, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Fix This Mess\u003c\/i\u003e, an I Like to Read book. He is co-author and illustrator of the Noodleheads series, including \u003ci\u003eNoodleheads See the Future\u003c\/i\u003e,  a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book, an American Library  Association Notable Book, and winner of the American Folklore Society's  Aesop Prize.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301668311269,"sku":"NP9780823430543","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823430543.jpg?v=1767725169","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dirty-gert-isbn-9780823430543","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}