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    Telephone, by Mac Barnett | Book Trailer

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Animal Books Humor Picture Books
    Telephone By Mac Barnett
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    The Children’s Book Review | January 6, 2015

    Telephone By Mac BarnettTelephone

    By Mac Barnett; Illustrated by Jen Corace

    Age Range: 4 – 8 years

    Hardcover: 40 pages

    Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 9, 2014)

    ISBN-13: 978-1452110233

    Publisher’s Synopsis: It’s time to fly home for dinner! In this witty picture book from award-winning and bestselling author Mac Barnett, a mother bird gives the bird next to her a message for little Peter. But passing messages on a telephone line isn’t as simple as it sounds. Each subsequent bird understands Mama’s message according to its own very particular hobbies. Will Peter ever get home for dinner? This uproarious interpretation of a favorite children’s game will get everyone giggling and is sure to lead to countless rereads.

    Telephone Mac Barnett Jen Corace Illustration
    Illustration copyright © 2014 by Jen Corace TELEPHONE

    Add this book to your collection: Telephone, by Mac Barnett

    About the Author

    Mac Barnett is the New York Times bestselling author of several picture books, including Extra Yarn, which won a Caldecott Honor, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and the E. B. White Read-Aloud Award. Mac lives in Berkeley, California.

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    About the Illustrator

    Jen Corace has illustrated a number of children’s books, including Little Pea. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

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    Are you a fan of Telephone? Discover more articles that feature books by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen by following along with our tags “Mac Barnett Books” and “Jen Corace Books.”

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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    1. GLiceria Ong on June 10, 2019 3:15 pm

      I’d love to own this book,please.Thanks.Gliceria

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