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What to do when you're sent to your room

Getting into trouble after feeding his dinner to the dog again, Ben embarks on a period of "solitary confinement" in his room, where he passes the time by eating hidden snacks, liberating his caged pets, and honing his slingshot skills.

Main Author: Stott, Ann, 1964- (Author)
Other Authors: Gilpin, Stephen (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2014.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction.
Bedrooms > Juvenile fiction.
Punishment > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Getting into trouble after feeding his dinner to the dog again, Ben embarks on a period of "solitary confinement" in his room, where he passes the time by eating hidden snacks, liberating his caged pets, and honing his slingshot skills.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN: 9780763660529 (hardcover) (reinforced trade ed.)
0763660523 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Ann Stott is the author of Always and I'll Be There, both illustrated by Matt Phelan. About What to Do When You're Sent to Your Room, she says, "My youngest son has spent a fair amount of time in his room. Some of the strategies in this book are based on his own." Ann Stott lives in Massachusetts with her family.

Stephen Gilpin has illustrated more than thirty books for children, including the Who Shrunk Daniel Funk? books, written by Lin Oliver. About this book he says, "I hope I made the room look messy enough. I haven't seen a kid's room that wasn't pretty darn messy." Stephen Gilpin lives in Kansas.

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