Places to Be

(Hardback)

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From the award-winning, bestselling Mac Barnett and Renata Liwska comes a classic and luminous book perfect for fans of The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood and Waiting by Kevin Henkes.

With an elegant simplicity, this picture book celebrates all our wide-ranging emotionsand the adventures that await us each day.

We have so many places to be!

Places to be loud

and lovely

and scared

and jubilant.

Reviews

"Funny and gentle" -- Kirkus Reviews "This winning read-aloud can be used to encourage friendship in young children." -- School Library Journal "A sweet and gentle contrast to Seuss' Oh, the Places You'll Go!" -- Booklist Praise for EXTRA YARN: "Understated illustrations and prose seamlessly construct an enchanting and mysterious tale." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for EXTRA YARN: "Klassen's deadpan, stylized illustrations impeccably complement Barnett's quirky droll writing." -- School Library Journal (starred review) Praise for EXTRA YARN: "There's nothing to say but perfect." -- Lane Smith, New York Times bestselling author of IT'S A BOOK Praise for SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE: "A clever second collaboration between Barnett and Klassen...The prose is deadpan; the joke's all in Klassen's winsomely smudgy illustrations." -- New York Times Book Review Praise for SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE: "Mind-blowing in the best possible way." -- Horn Book (starred review) Praise for SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE: "Barnett's comic voice is at its driest as he recounts that quintessential American childhood activity-the digging of the giant hole." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for LEO: A GHOST STORY: "A tender, touching story of friendship and the power of imagination." -- Booklist (starred review) Praise for LEO: A GHOST STORY: "A warm and wise story about acceptance trumping difference." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for LEO: A GHOST STORY: "A whimsical tale from Barnett aptly accompanied by enthralling artwork by Robinson." -- School Library Journal (starred review) Praise for LEO: A GHOST STORY: "Dazzling." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Praise for THE SKUNK: "Gives off a deliciously Hitchockian air of high style and deep-seated dread... a story that speaks to the urbane existentialist/absurdist lurking in the heart of every reader." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for THE SKUNK: "Clever visual motifs, sly storytelling, and tight pacing make this a picture book that will be enjoyed by both children and their grown-ups." -- School Library Journal (starred review) Praise for THE SKUNK: "McDonnell's graceful and simple cartoonlike illustrations mitigate the notes of paranoia and obsession in Barnett's deadpan text." -- Horn Book (starred review) Praise for THE SKUNK: "A daffy yet stylish readaloud with surprising performance possibilities." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

Author Bio

Mac Barnett is the author of several picture books, including Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem , Guess Again! , and Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World . He also writes the Brixton Brothers series of mysteries. Mac is the founder of the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers, and serves on the board of 826LA, a nonprofit writing and tutoring center.