What Can a Mess Make

(Hardback)

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In this gorgeously illustrated rhyming picture book, two sisters spend their day playing at home and leaving joyful, cozy messes in their wake. Kitchen clatter. Milk and juice. Syrup splatter. Chocolate mousse. Bowl of berries- Red and blue. A mess can make a meal for two. From breakfast to bedtime, from pillow fort to pillow fight, these sisters make all kinds of messes. Imaginative, playful, forgiving, delicious messes. And their messes make a day full of possibilities. With bouncy rhyming language and warm illustrations, What Can A Mess Make inspires readers to embrace their imaginations, linger in the beautiful messes on every page, and make some messes themselves.

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"Rhyming text and charmingly clutter-filled scenes capture both the ingredients and the fun that can come from making a mess. . . . A childhood scamper through simple pleasures of sibling fun." --School Library Journal

"The sisters' love shines through as they work out new solutions in this house that looks like a place where creativity is valued. The illustrations include many details to expand on the spare, rhythmic text. . . . As these lively girls invite the reader to take part in their marvelous mess, who knows what they might make next" --Booklist

Author Bio

Bee Johnson was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design and has worked as a commercial and editorial illustrator since 2010. Her client list includes the New York Times, Warby Parker and the Guardian. She lives in the Northeast with her husband, their two daughters and a beagle named Banjo. What Can A Mess Make is Bee's first picture book.