{"product_id":"the-future-book-isbn-9798217033171","title":"The Future Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eEvery other book was written in the past. But this book? This book was written in the future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo you want to know what the future is like? Turn the pages to get a glimpse at the world of tomorrow and its unexpected words, strange social customs, and mind-blowing colors!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the award-winning duo Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris comes a funny, visionary picture book that kids will want to read again and again.★ \"Stock up well on this\u003cb\u003e sure-fire crowd-pleaser\u003c\/b\u003e, and brace yourself for a local evolution of language.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eIdeal for reading aloud at storytime\u003c\/b\u003e....It doesn’t take a fortune teller to predict the laughter that will emanate from this world of tomorrow.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAn earnest first learning book\u003c\/b\u003e that’s rendered in electric colors....it’s a solemnly silly look at social norms—and the authorities who decide them.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Two award-winning authors make for an explosive combination in this crowd-pleasingly zany story that is \u003cb\u003esure to be a story hour hit\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Barnett’s expert comedic pacing brings the silliness to another dimension....the visual humor has plenty of sly moments, sure to be appreciated on repeat visits....\u003cb\u003eThe future is weird; buckle up\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003ci\u003e —The Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThis silly book is sure to have kids screeching with laughter in a storytime\u003c\/b\u003e....The book as a whole pokes gentle fun at both current society and sci-fi media that relies too heavily on fictional, incomprehensible neologisms.\" \u003ci\u003e—The Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMac Barnett \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of many children’s books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e; the Caldecott Honor Book and E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winner \u003ci\u003eSam and Dave Dig a Hole\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Caldecott Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winner \u003ci\u003eExtra Yarn\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the coauthor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eTerrible Two\u003c\/i\u003e series with Jory John, and the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their bestselling Shapes Trilogy. Mac lives in Oakland, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShawn Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning creator of books for kids. His authorial debut, \u003ci\u003eHave You Ever Seen a Flower,\u003c\/i\u003e was called a “stunning tour de force…” by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and was the recipient of a Caldecott Honor. His picture book \u003ci\u003eThe Teeny-Weeny Unicorn\u003c\/i\u003e received two starred reviews. Harris has illustrated a number of other books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes and the Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e by Dave Eggers, which won a Newbery Medal, and \u003ci\u003eA Polar Bear in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e by Mac Barnett, which received the Bull-Bransom Award for excellence in the field of children’s book illustration with a focus on nature and wildlife. Shawn lives in Northern California, where he also likes to write songs, surf, and play racquetball.","brand":"Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233669722341,"sku":"NP9798217033171","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217033171.jpg?v=1767739453","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-future-book-isbn-9798217033171","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}