{"product_id":"twenty-questions-isbn-9781536252743","title":"Twenty Questions","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Quirky entertainment to jump-start creativity.\"\u003ci\u003e–Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer. And others have endless answers, unfolding out to the edges of the world. In this spare yet expansive narrative, acclaimed author Mac Barnett poses twenty questions both playful and profound. Some make us giggle. Others challenge our assumptions. The result is a quirky, wandering exploration of where the best questions lead—to stories. Intriguing, richly interactive, and brought to vivid life by Caldecott Honor recipient Christian Robinson’s bright and whimsical illustrations, \u003ci\u003eTwenty Questions\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming invitation to speculate without limits and know no bounds.In an endlessly inventive, tongue-in-cheek fashion, the eternally celebrated Barnett joins forces with Caldecott nominee Robinson to craft a series of questions that work in creative tandem with the illustrations. . . Stimulating conversation starters encourage children to use their imaginations. . . This unconventional picture book will be a hit in storytimes and for one-on-one sharing, as the responses will probably change whenever the book is read. Barnett and Robinson are both superstars in their own right. Together, and with a book that's built for rereading, this won't stay on shelves for long.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach spread creates its own world, inviting readers to discuss. . . A humorous vein runs through the book, but other emotions are also evoked, including poignancy. . . The clever, attractive final spread—posterworthy—manages to be both open-ended and final. Humans depicted are diverse. . . .Quirky entertainment to jump-start creativity.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarnett and Robinson (Leo: A Ghost Story) reteam for this interactive picture book, which asks questions that spur contemplation and wonder. . . . Across a string of expansive queries, the images’ quiet understatement provides a dry counterpoint to the questions’ whimsy. . . Some pages invite speculation. . . others tease. . . All of them set readers free to notice and invent.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis conversation-starting picture book presents a series of questions and invites children to supply the answers. . . . Robinson’s textured mixed-media collages provide just enough detail and sometimes pose visual questions on which the text doesn’t even touch. . . . Even the endpapers are a delight, Robinson turning everyday objects (a banana, a mug) into question marks. This is creative, interactive picture-book fun, without question.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarnett captions a set of Robinson’s flattened, brightly hued, paper-collage style cartoon scenes with open-ended questions for inventive story smiths. . . An inspiring set of story prompts for younger audiences, with some longer thoughts for older ones slipped in.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurious souls will be intrigued by this picture book that wanders through questions to stories. Interactive and brought to life with Christian Robinson’s vivid illustrations, Mac Barnett’s \u003ci\u003eTwenty Questions\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect gift for families to last throughout childhood as the open-ended nature to the book keeps it fresh and new.\u003cbr\u003e—The Barnes \u0026amp; Nobel Blog\u003cb\u003eMac Barnett\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many beloved picture books for children, including \u003ci\u003eJust Because\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault; \u003ci\u003eA Polar Bear in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Shawn Harris; \u003ci\u003eJohn’s Turn\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Kate Berube; and \u003ci\u003ePresident Taft Is Stuck in the Bath,\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. He is also the author of several books illustrated by Jon Klassen, including\u003ci\u003e Sam and Dave Dig a Hole,\u003c\/i\u003e a Caldecott Honor Book and E. B. White Read-Aloud Award\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewinner; the shape trilogy;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e, an E. B. White Read-Aloud Award\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewinner. Mac Barnett lives in California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Robinson \u003c\/b\u003eis the best-selling illustrator of several books for children, including \u003ci\u003eLast Stop on Market Street \u003c\/i\u003eby Matt de la Peña, which was named a Caldecott Honor Book and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book; \u003ci\u003eLeo: A Ghost Story \u003c\/i\u003eby Mac Barnett; \u003ci\u003eJosephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker \u003c\/i\u003eby Patricia Hruby Powell, a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book; \u003ci\u003eThe Bench\u003c\/i\u003e by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex; and \u003ci\u003eNina: A Story of Nina Simone\u003c\/i\u003e by Traci N. Todd, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book. 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