Rocket Puppies
by William Joyce (Author) William Joyce (Illustrator)
From the bestselling creator of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore comes a delightfully zany picture book about puppies too adorable to resist who battle the heavy case of the blues spreading across the world.
Once upon a should-have-been-happy time, the earth is feeling sort of sad. From people to bugs and birds to forks, smiles have disappeared, and bad moods reign supreme. Then, from the outer reaches of Not-from-Here, come the Rocket Puppies! These impossibly cute canines hiccup bubbles that play songs, stop bees from stinging, and keep recesses rain-free.
Slowly but surely, everyone's frowns turn upside down. But not everyone wants to be cheerful. Snarly McBummerpants is determined to glom onto gloom. When he billows out Mopey Smoke, can the Rocket Puppies rally to defeat this new foe?
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Publishers Weekly
"People. Bugs. Birds. Forks. Spaghetti and meatballs. You name it. Sad was all over the place," writes Joyce (A Bean, a Stalk and a Boy Named Jack) at the start of this far-out and furry picture book. What's more, there's a single cause: Snarly McBummerpants, a grumpy figure whose hat puffs out the poo-shaped "Mopey Smoke" that's bringing everybody down. The world needs a cuteness infusion stat, and it arrives in the form of a quintet of preternaturally adorable pups, each wearing a hug-fueled rocket pack. "AWWWWWWWWW!" sigh the world's residents. The puppies and their powers are such effective mood-elevators that "they could even make everyone love sharing the last piece of pizza!" But though the pups easily dispatch the Mopey Smokes, Snarly McBummerpants prompts the puppies to bring out their secret weapon: a palm-size canine called Tiny Brad. Following a duel on the Island of Woe, Tiny Brad deploys a single nose-lick that transforms the situation. With his signature retro flair and his tongue firmly in cheek, Joyce has crafted a parable for our times, whose optimistic silliness should prove as potent a pick-me-up as a puppy's nose-lick. Human characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 4-8. (Nov.)
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JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
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