{"product_id":"the-future-book-by-mac-barnett-author-and-shawn-harris-illustrator","title":"The Future Book by Mac Barnett (Author) and Shawn Harris (Illustrator)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tad-about-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-about-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-about-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-about-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-about-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-about-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Every other book was written in the past. But this book? This book was written in the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDo you want to know what the future is like? Turn the pages to get a glimpse at the world of tomorrow and its unexpected words, strange social customs, and mind-blowing colors!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the award-winning duo Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris comes a funny, visionary picture book that kids will want to read again and again\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e.★ \" \u003cb\u003eA nonsensical, surreal, and silly picture book\u003c\/b\u003e....[Harris'] playful use of color imbue the future with joy and humor. Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Book that Almost Rhymed\u003c\/i\u003e by Omar Abed should add \u003ci\u003eThe Future Book\u003c\/i\u003e to story time rotation.\" -- \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\" \u003cb\u003eIdeal for reading aloud at storytime\u003c\/b\u003e....It doesn't take a fortune teller to predict the laughter that will emanate from this world of tomorrow.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cb\u003eAn earnest first learning book\u003c\/b\u003e that's rendered in electric colors....it's a solemnly silly look at social norms--and the authorities who decide them.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Two award-winning authors make for an explosive combination in this crowd-pleasingly zany story that is \u003cb\u003esure to be a story hour hit\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003e--School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Barnett's expert comedic pacing brings the silliness to another dimension....the visual humor has plenty of sly moments, sure to be appreciated on repeat visits.... \u003cb\u003eThe future is weird; buckle up\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003e --The Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cb\u003eThis silly book is sure to have kids screeching with laughter in a storytime\u003c\/b\u003e....The book as a whole pokes gentle fun at both current society and sci-fi media that relies too heavily on fictional, incomprehensible neologisms.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Bulletin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \"Stock up well on this \u003cb\u003e sure-fire crowd-pleaser\u003c\/b\u003e, and brace yourself for a local evolution of language.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eMac Barnett \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of many children's books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e; the Caldecott Honor Book and E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winner \u003ci\u003eSam and Dave Dig a Hole\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Caldecott Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winner \u003ci\u003eExtra Yarn\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the coauthor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eTerrible Two\u003c\/i\u003e series with Jory John, and the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their bestselling Shapes Trilogy. Mac lives in Oakland, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Illustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShawn Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning creator of books for kids. His authorial debut, \u003ci\u003eHave You Ever Seen a Flower, \u003c\/i\u003e was called a \"stunning tour de force...\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and was the recipient of a Caldecott Honor. His picture book \u003ci\u003eThe Teeny-Weeny Unicorn\u003c\/i\u003e received two starred reviews. Harris has illustrated a number of other books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes and the Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e by Dave Eggers, which won a Newbery Medal, and \u003ci\u003eA Polar Bear in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e by Mac Barnett, which received the Bull-Bransom Award for excellence in the field of children's book illustration with a focus on nature and wildlife. Shawn lives in Northern California, where he also likes to write songs, surf, and play racquetball.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eSBN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"pd-product-id\"\u003e9798217033171\u003c\/span\u003e    \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAlfred A. 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