Say Cheese
“Boisterous” and “bustling” Buddy and Bea make some unexpected—and hilarious—memories on school picture day in their fourth chapter book.
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A laugh-out-loud illustrated chapter book series celebrating the roller coaster highs and lows of life in a second grade classroom.
By Jan Carr / Illustrated by Kris Mukai
Pet-a-Palooza
Meet the pets of Buddy and Bea and their friends in the third installment of this laugh-out-loud illustrated chapter book series celebrating life in a second grade classroom.
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Not Really Buddies
A laugh-out-loud new illustrated chapter book series celebrating the roller coaster highs and lows of life in a second grade classroom.
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Tiny Tornadoes
A laugh-out-loud new illustrated chapter book series celebrating the roller coaster highs and lows of life in a second grade classroom.
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Jan Carr
AuthorJan Carr is the author of more than fifty books, including picture books and books in popular series. She has worked as a Head Start teacher, a book editor, and a magazine editor at Sesame Workshop. She lives in New York City, where she bikes, goes to theater and ballet, and carts her compost to the farmers market.
Kris Mukai
IllustratorKris Mukai is a cartoonist and writer who lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She has drawn illustrations for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Bloomberg Businessweek. Her self-published comic Commuter won the Medal of Excellence from the Society of Illustrators. She currently works as a writer at Cartoon Network and has written on Adventure Time, Craig of the Creek, We Bare Bears, and the WBB spin-off We Baby Bears. In her spare time she monitors hawk nests in her neighborhood.