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The day the books disappeared

"Arnold didn't mean for the books to disappear-not exactly. It all started because his liked his book about airplanes best and wanted everyone else to read it, too. He couldn't understand why anybody would want to read about tomatoes or ostriches or submarines. And suddenly. . . POOF! The books are...

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Main Authors: Ho, Joanna (Author), Pritchard, Caroline Kusin (Author)
Other Authors: Santat, Dan (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : Disney/Hyperion, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
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Likes and dislikes > Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:"Arnold didn't mean for the books to disappear-not exactly. It all started because his liked his book about airplanes best and wanted everyone else to read it, too. He couldn't understand why anybody would want to read about tomatoes or ostriches or submarines. And suddenly. . . POOF! The books are gone. It's up to Arnold to figure out how it all happened--and what it will take to bring them back"--
In an attempt to share his love of airplanes with his classmates, Arnold accidently wishes away all the books in his classroom until he learns that everyone's individual interests bring them joy.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:Ages 3-7.
Grades 2-3.
ISBN:9781368110655
Author Notes:Joanna Ho is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of many children's books, including Eyes that Kiss in the Corners , We Who Produce Pearls , and The Silence that Binds Us , her debut young adult novel, which received the Young Adult Honor for the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. Her passion for equity in books and education is matched only by her love of homemade chocolate chip cookies, outdoor adventures, and dance parties with her kids. Visit her at joannahowrites.com.

Caroline Kusin Pritchard is the author of Gitty and Kvetch and Where is Poppy , which School Library Journal called "a perfect story for all ages." She has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives in Virginia with her family. Learn more at CarolineKusinPritchard.com.

Dan Santat is the National Book Award-winning, Caldecott Medal-winning, and New York Times -bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and the road trip/time travel adventure Are We There Yet? His artwork is also featured in numerous picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels, including Dav Pilkey's Ricky Ricotta series. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and many, many pets.

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