Substitute Creacher - by Chris Gall (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The troublemaking students of Ms. Jenkins' class discover a substitute creacher has come to stop their monkey business! But even this multi-tentacled, yellow-spotted, one-eyed monster's cautionary tales can't seem to change the students' wicked ways until he reveals the spookiest and most surprising story of all: his own. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The troublemaking students of Ms. Jenkins' class arrive at school one day to discover a substitute <i>creacher </i>has come to put a stop to their monkey business! He regales them with mind-boggling stories about his former students who didn't follow the rules: Keith the glue-eater, Zach the daydreamer, and Hank the prankster, to name a few. But even this multi-tentacled, yellow-spotted, one-eyed monster's cautionary tales about the consequences of mischief-making can't seem to change the students' wicked ways until he reveals the spookiest and most surprising story of all: his own. <p/>Chris Gall's vibrant artwork leaps off the page with a dynamic comic book aesthetic that will grab both parents and monster-loving kids!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>* Combines humor and a touch of magic.... certain to provide more than a few laughs.--<i><b>Kirkus Reviews, starred review</b></i><br><br>* This is a delicious little shocker of a picture book that ought to whip... crowd[s] of youngsters into a shrieking, laughing frenzy.--<i><b>Booklist, starred review</b></i><br><br>Colorful and catchy... [a] gleeful cautionary tale.<b>School Library Journal</b></i><br><br>Explosive, cinematic panels; retro Ben-Day dot patterns allude to classic funnies.--<i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i><br><br>Mr. Creacher's cautionary tales, told in rhyme, are as appealing as Chris Gall's bold, cartoonlike drawings. It's an educational horror story with a happy ending.--<i><b>USA Today</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Chris Gall</b> is the award-winning author and illustrator of <i>Revenge of the Dinotrux</i>, <i>Substitute Creacher</i>, <i> Dear Fish</i>, <i>There's Nothing to Do on Mars</i>, and <i>Dinotrux</i>, a <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Best Children's Book of 2009. His books have received numerous starred reviews and awards including a Borders Original Voices Book for 2006 for <i>Dear Fish </i>and a <i>Kirkus</i> Best Children's Book for 2008 for <i>There's Nothing to Do on Mars</i>. Chris has won a multitude of awards from organizations like the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts Magazine, and is also the illustrator of <i>America the Beautiful</i>, a <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Best Children's Book of 2004. He lives in Tucson, Arizona
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