Jack Blasts Off!
A fun and funny read-aloud with snappy, rhythmic text. Perfect for emerging readers and Elephant-and-Piggie fans.
From New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a mischievous rabbit, a cranky old lady, and a lovable dog.
When the Lady is mad at Jack, she decides to send him and Rex on a one-way trip to outer space. While she enjoys some rare peace and quiet, Jack and Rex get into trouble, resulting in their exile to the dark side of the moon. After an alien chase and some snacks, Jack and Rex get blasted home to Earth. But will the Lady take naughty Jack back?
Creators
Mac Barnett is a New York Times bestselling author of over 22 children’s books, including Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, Just Because, The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse and Circle, as well as the Brixton Brothers mystery series. He lives in Berkeley, California.
Greg Pizzoli is an author, illustrator and screen printer from Philadelphia. His first picture book, The Watermelon Seed, was published by Disney*Hyperion Books and was the 2014 recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. Greg’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Communication Arts, 3×3 Magazine and he’s won two Portfolio Honor Awards from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. After college, Greg spent two years as a full-time volunteer in AmeriCORPS from 2005-2006. In 2009, he received his MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he now teaches. Greg lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two unruly cats.
Reviews
The interplay between Barnett’s verbal and Pizzoli’s visual humor results in rollicking surprises at almost every page turn.
Kirkus Reviews
Barnett works wonders with a limited vocabulary, packing the stories with humor, tension – and admonishments of Jack. Pizzoli’s scruffy-edged, emotive cartoons are just as funny, and he carries the comedy into drawing lessons and closing endpapers.
Publishers Weekly, starred review
This series title will be a surefire hit with readers who love Mo Willems’s Elephant & Piggie books.
School Library Journal
Novice readers will relish [Jack’s] gleefully self-indulgent trajectory.
Bulletin of the Centre for Children's Books
