Meet the Smushkins
By (Author) Claudia Rueda
Illustrated by Claudia Rueda
Candlewick Press,U.S.
Candlewick Press,U.S.
1st December 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Hardback
40
Width 230mm, Height 249mm
567g
What if you mixed the gentle spirit of Lucy Cousinss Maisy with the offbeat world of the Moomins Meet the Smushkins, a family of characters that toddlers will find irresistible.
The Smushkins are looking for a house, but what makes a good house for the Smushkins They all agree: there must be lots of light, a big table everyone can sit on to look out the window, and an apple tree for making pies. Oh, and a playground, puddles to jump in, an ice cream cart, and so much more! But most of all, a good house for the Smushkins is a house full of Smushkins! Kicking off a delightful concept board book series, this boldly illustrated, giftable picture book introduces a family of characters so adorable, so goofy, and so lovable that readers of all ages cant help but feel that theyve known them forever.
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School Library Journal
Claudia Rueda is an author and a New York Times best-selling illustrator of more than thirty picture books. Her books have been published in the United States, Mexico, and Spain and have been translated into sixteen different languages. Nominated for both the Hans Christian Andersen and Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards, Claudia Rueda is originally from Colombia, where she went to law school and art school and worked as a political cartoonist before studying childrens book illustration at UC Berkeley and receiving a masters in creative writing from Lesley University. She lives in New York City.