Gurple and Preen: A Broken Crayon Cosmic Adventure

(Hardback)

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This wildly imaginative, crayon-inspired picture book shows that with a bit of teamwork and a universe of creativity, anything is possible!

Buzz!
Zap!
CRASH!

Gurple and Preen are in a big mess!

When they crash-land onto an unfamiliar planet with nothing but boxes of crayons, they must work together to get the mission back on course.

From Newbery Awardwinning author Linda Sue Park and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi comes a story about all the best things that can come out of a box of crayons.

Reviews

"Seemingly insurmountable problems are defeated one step at a time...the lively cartoon art, featuring digitally collaged crayons, is consistently bright, colorful, and funny." -Kirkus Reviews
"Park's homage to creativity underscores how handy unlikely items can be; Preen ties the tablecloth to gather the crayons, which the quails then ferry to the ship, for example. Ohi's brightly hued digital illustrations combine hyperrealistic crayons (resembling photographs) with less vibrant cartoon art that seems to be drawn with crayons. A clever nod to imagination and ingenuity." -Booklist

Author Bio

Linda Sue Park is the author of many novels and picture books, including A Single Shard, the 2002 Newbery Medal winner, and the New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water. Her most recent titleis Prairie Lotus, historical fiction for middle grade readers. She is honored to serve on the advisory boards for SCBWI,WNDB, and the Rabbit hOle museum project. Visit her website atLindaSuePark.comand follow her on Twitter @LindaSuePark.

Debbie Ridpath Ohi is the author ofWhere Are My Books. Her illustrations also appear inSea Monkey and Bob, written by Aaron Reynolds;Im Bored(aNew York TimesNotable Book),Naked!, andIm Sorry, written by Michael Ian Black; as well as ten Judy Blume chapter books and middle grade titles. For more info, visit DebbieOhi.com or @InkyElbows on Twitter.