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Don't Blow Your Top!

By Ame Dyckman   Illustrated by Abhi Alwar   

Scholastic Inc. | ISBN 9781338837841 Hardcover
40 Pages | Ages 4 to 8

Scholastic Inc. | ISBN 9781338837858 Ebook
40 Pages | Ages 4 to 8

Everybody gets angry sometimes, even a little volcano. But with some rock-steady advice, Little Volcano finds a way to process their steamy emotions.

Spend a day in paradise with Little Volcano and Big Volcano. Everything is beautiful and calm until an out-of-control bird drops a coconut on Little Volcano's crater. Will Little Volcano blow their top? Can Big Volcano help?

Don't Blow Your Top! is a hysterical and explosive read-aloud story that will have kids of all ages erupting with laughter as Little Volcano and Big Volcano try to deal with their anger and go with the flow. The book features some tips for kids and volcanoes of all ages to help them navigate their fiery emotions and learn to be cool when things get a little out of control.

Raves & reviews:

Praise for Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates by Cheryl B. Klein, illustrated by Abhi Alwar:

★ "Funny, cleverly building dialogue by Klein... Debut illustrator Alwar creates two highly and equally expressive rodent protagonists... readers should get a tickle out of how the freewheeling digital compositions open up the tiny world of the hamster cage in unexpected ways." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

Praise for Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Scott Magoon:

"The over-the-top humor, comical asides from the TV crew, and Magoon's boisterous, candy colored artwork, in thick lines and cartoonish shapes, will lure in many a reader. The sneaky shark facts will go down easy in this uproariously silly picture book." -- Booklist

"Magoon's cartooning is both funny and visually striking... and the playful typography used for Dyckman's rapid-fire dialogue makes her blooper-reel humor even funnier." -- Publishers Weekly

"Fun and playful... or so Shark would have us believe." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Dyckman hits the mark of both hilarious and sweet... Make no mistake, this is a fun addition to any collection, best for reading close-up and one-on-one." --School Library Journal

Praise for Misunderstood Shark: Friends Don't Eat Friends by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Scott Magoon:

"In this delicious sequel... the action picks up without a hitch... Definitely one to dish up alongside Ryan T. Higgins' We Don't Eat Our Classmates... and other culinary-themed disquisitions on social proprieties." -- Booklist