{"product_id":"go-and-get-with-rexisbn-9781536222068","title":"Go and Get with Rex","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Geisel Award–winning creators of \u003ci\u003eSee the Cat \u003c\/i\u003echannel their comic sensibility into a rousing alphabetical exercise in thinking outside the box. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack, Jill, and Rex are excited to play a game of Go and Get! The rules are simple: on the count of three, each player must \u003ci\u003ego\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eget\u003c\/i\u003e something that begins with a certain letter. While Jack’s and Jill’s picks always fit the bill (What starts with \u003ci\u003eF\u003c\/i\u003e? Frog! Fish!), Rex keeps getting it wrong (a duck?)—or does he? David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka share a laugh-out-loud primer on subverting expectations that will have readers clamoring to play Go and Get themselves—and competing to see who can come up with the most creative answers.From the creators of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award–winning See the Cat (2020), here’s another genuinely funny book. LaRochelle is very effective at creating comical situations, and his text reads aloud beautifully. In Wohnoutka's expressive gouache illustrations, which include speech balloons, Rex's puppy-dog eyes and body language make the story’s outcome seem inevitable, but surely kids wouldn’t have it end any other way. Well attuned to its audience of prereaders and beginning readers, this book is zany, fun, and downright irresistible.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this peppy read, creative partners LaRochelle and Wohnoutka (\u003ci\u003eSee the Cat: Stories About a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e) introduce “Go and Get”—an “eye spy”–like alphabet game that keeps three players on their toes. . . . The unflagging energy and creative play on offer should soon prompt readers to transfer the game from picture book to real life.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Geisel Award–winning team behind \u003ci\u003eSee the Cat \u003c\/i\u003e(2020) comes another surprising, amusing, and educational treat for beginning readers. . . . Expert pacing enhances the humor. Expressive cartoons highlight the deadpan moment before the narrator (and readers) catch on to Rex’s unexpected wins. . . . Quirky, unexpected fun.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs in \u003ci\u003eSee the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat\u003c\/i\u003e (BCCB 7\/21), LaRochelle offers a wonderfully cheeky but absolutely functional sendup of the early reading primer, with an engaging narrator and a familiar premise. While the phonics lesson is obvious, the actual building of literacy skills is stealthier, with vocabulary varying in sophistication and sentence structure getting more complicated as the chaos increases. The art is uncomplicated but essential in understanding the humor, building on the visual literacy that picture books have likely already established for young readers. This is a fanciful offering that proves phonics can still be fun.\u003cbr\u003e—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA perfect book for kids who know the alphabet but aren't yet strong readers — or for any kid who likes to laugh. . . With comical illustrations and a brief, easy-to-read text, this book is both funny and subversively educational.\u003cbr\u003e—The Star Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis delightfully funny picture book is great for preschoolers and kindergartners learning their alphabet.\u003cbr\u003e—Book Riot\u003cb\u003eDavid LaRochelle \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of many books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eHow to Apologize \u003c\/i\u003eand the Geisel Award winner \u003ci\u003eSee the Cat \u003c\/i\u003eand its sequels, all illustrated by Mike Wohnoukta, and \u003ci\u003eIsle of You\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Jaime Kim. David LaRochelle lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Wohnoutka\u003c\/b\u003e has illustrated more than thirty books for young readers, including\u003ci\u003e How to Apologize \u003c\/i\u003eand the See the Cat series, written by David LaRochelle. He is also the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eUps and Downs: A Book of Emotions \u003c\/i\u003eand other picture books. Mike Wohnoutka lives with his family in Minneapolis.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303414517989,"sku":"NP9781536222068","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536222067_b5e04be8-7bd0-49bd-b69f-8aa1ff81684b.jpg?v=1730754218","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/go-and-get-with-rexisbn-9781536222068","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}