{"product_id":"the-truth-about-the-couch-isbn-9780593619131","title":"The Truth About the Couch","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the   #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDragons Love Tacos\u003c\/i\u003e comes this   hilarious picture book about everyone’s favorite piece of   furniture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePssst! Hey. I'm here to tell ya what the furniture police don't want you to know... Listen close. I'll explain everything.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost people think couches are just for sitting, or maybe napping, and don't give it a second thought. But did you know couches can go berserk if you don't feed them a steady diet of coins, cell phones, and remote controls? And did you know some couches are grown on a farm? (Where do you think the term \u003ci\u003ecouch potato\u003c\/i\u003e comes from?) Some come from two chairs who love each other very much, and some are actually aliens in disguise. And that's just the tip of the iceberg...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis laugh-out-loud send-up of conspiracy theories brings Adam Rubin's trademark zany humor together with the richly expressive artwork of \u003ci\u003eMacanudo\u003c\/i\u003e creator Liniers to explore the totally, completely true (really! maybe?) history of the world's most beloved—and misunderstood—item of furniture.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Truth About the Couch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eAn Indie Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Full-on mayhem . . . Via this collection of musings, Rubin (\u003ci\u003eHigh Five\u003c\/i\u003e) proves as quippy as ever . . . perhaps prompting human readers to regard their own settees in a new and more appreciative light.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A hilarious send-up of conspiracy theories and adults’ attempts to shelter children from the real world . . . Funny and thought provoking..\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The supremely silly story seems straightforward and then delightfully defies expectations, offering wildly inaccurate insights into furniture history and behavior. Garrulous graphite pencil and watercolor illustrations capture the hilarious high jinks with style and exuberance, and the clever stage-on-a-page depiction is a snazzy touch. A splendidly offbeat ode to the seemingly simple sofa.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very clever fox argues that sometimes a couch is more than a couch. If you want something fun to read with kids ages 3-7, this book is a dream.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The same kind of interactive storytelling quality as \u003ci\u003eDragons Love Tacos\u003c\/i\u003e, but this time, you’re learning all about a couch—and all the many conspiracy theories that go into it. It’s equal parts a book about how misinformation is spread and just a fun, silly book about a piece of furniture.\" —\u003ci\u003eRomper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As zany as [Rubin's] beloved \u003ci\u003eDragons Love Tacos.\" —\u003ci\u003eWashington Parent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAdam Rubin is the author of a dozen critically acclaimed picture books which have sold more than five million copies combined, including \u003ci\u003eDragons Love Tacos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHigh Five\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGladys the Magic Chicken\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecret Pizza Party\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRobo-Sauce\u003c\/i\u003e, the Those Darn Squirrels trilogy, and \u003ci\u003eEl Chupacabras\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Texas Bluebonnet Award. He also wrote the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling middle-grade story collections \u003ci\u003eThe Human Kaboom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Cream Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, which was called “as delicious as a multilayer sundae” by \u003ci\u003eParents\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiniers is the author of more than thirty books, including the Eisner Award–winning \u003ci\u003eGood Night, Planet\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the creator of the daily comic strip \u003ci\u003eMacanudo\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been published in Argentina by \u003ci\u003eLa Nación\u003c\/i\u003e since 2002 and in English-language collections in the United States since 2014. He received the Inkpot Award for his contributions to the world of comics in 2018. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @porliniers.","brand":"G.P. 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