Jack Gets Zapped
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.
On rainy days, Jack loves nothing more than playing video games. But when lightning strikes and Jack finds himself trapped inside his favourite game, will he find a way out before it's game over?
Welcome to the laugh-out-loud and irreverent world of Jack, a new early reader series by the New York Times bestselling and award-winning team of Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli.
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
A rad addition to Barnett and Pizzoli’s early readers . . . Zip to get this Zapped Jack book.
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
This series title will be a surefire hit with readers who love Mo Willems’s Elephant & Piggie books.
School Library Journal
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
