Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Join us to celebrate the launch of the latest book in the Platypus Police Squad series!

The opening of the Kalamazoo City Dome--the world's largest indoor amusement complex--has everyone in the city buzzing, especially because it's going to be the shooting site for Chase Mercy's new blockbuster film. But that's when things start to go haywire. Who would want to sabotage the Dome, and why? Detectives Rick Zengo and Corey O'Malley are on the case.

This event takes place at the Cambridge Public Library.

Location: Street: Cambridge Public Library Additional: 449 Broadway City: Cambridge, Province: Massachusetts Postal Code: 02138 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

What: Jarrett Krosoczka will sign his books, including PEANUT BUTTER JELLYFISH, his latest picture book.

When: Tuesday, May 20, 5:00 pm

Where: Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079 About the Author:

Jarrett Krosoczka graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and is the author and illustrator of many great picture books including PUNK FARM, GOOD NIGHT, MONKEY BOY, BAGHEAD, MAX FOR PRESIDENT, and the LUNCH LADY graphic novel series. He lives in Northampton, Massacusetts, with his family. Book:

Peanut Butter and Jellyfish are best of friends and swim up, down, around, and through their ocean home. Crabby is their neighbor. He is not their best friend. But when Crabby gets in trouble, will Peanut Butter and Jellyfish come to the rescue?

You bet they will!

From award-winning picture book creator Jarrett J. Krosoczka, this is a funny and touching story of friendships old and new, and about being brave enough to apologize. Ordering:

A limited number of autographed copies of Jarrett’s new book will be available for purchase after the event. If you cannot attend the event, and would like a personalized copy of his book, please call us before the event at (281) 497-8675.

If you can't attend the event or need a copy shipped to you, you may call the store or add the appropriate book to your cart on our website. Payment type must be "CreditCard." In the order notes, add personalization details.

To place an international order, please email orders@bluewillowbookshop.com to obtain shipping details and to have items shipped to you. Staff will respond within 24-48 hours. Attachment Size JarretKrozosckslkanef_Thumb.jpg 12.72 KB

Location: Street: 14532 Memorial Dr City: Houston, Province: Texas Postal Code: 77079 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Annie Was Warned, Baghead, Good Night, Monkey Boy, Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown, Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta, Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute, Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians, Max for President, Punk Farm, Punk Farm on Tour, Ollie the Purple Elephant, Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit, Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco, Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes, Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril)

"If kids walk away from my books with anything, I hope they have enjoyed reading the books and will be encouraged to read, draw, and create."--Jarrett J. KrosoczkaJarrett J. Krosoczka is the author-illustrator of Good Night, Monkey Boy; Baghead; Annie Was Warned; and Max for President. The author lives in Boston, MA.ABOUT THE AUTHOR“How old were you when you started drawing?” This is a question that I get asked often and not one that I can truly answer. I really don’t know when I first started drawing. I always did, I just never stopped.I would come home from school and just draw character after character and put them in various scenarios. I was in 3rd grade when I wrote and illustrated a book for the first time. As a kid, I was lucky to have the Worcester Art Museum just down the street from me and even luckier that my grandfather sent me to classes there starting in 6th grade. My first class was a cartooning class and most classes after that had something to do with cartooning! I was in love with Peanuts by Charles Shultz and Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. In fact, all throughout childhood and high school I wanted to either be a cartoonist for a comic strip or a comic book and I also thought that I might be an animator. When I was in high school, I got to be the cartoonist for my school paper and I got such a charge out of seeing my work published. Right before I graduated high school, two big things happened- 1) I started volunteering at a camp for seriously ill children and 2) I saw two incredible books — The Garden of Abdul Gasazi and The Salamander Room. Both experiences opened my eyes to the potential that creating picture books for a young audience had.So when I was a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, I had already decided that I wanted to be an author and an illustrator for picture books. But I wasn’t able to just draw my characters all of the time. I had to take a ton of painting and drawing classes! At the time, I hated it, but I learned so much. It was after I copied a painting by John Singer Sargent that my work took another turn - I started painting my characters! Aside from all of my studio courses, I also took several creative writing courses to sharpen up my writing skills.Determined to get published, I started submitting stories to publishers while I was still a student. I received a great deal of rejection letters and I also wrote a great deal of new stories. I graduated and continued to send submissions to publishers like a madman. Eventually, I was invited in by an editor at Random House to show my portfolio. And that is when Good Night, Monkey Boy got picked up! It was a dream come true! My first book would be published! People would read it! My name would be on the spine! So really, what I do now, isn’t any different from what I’ve been doing since I was a kid — I tell stories with pictures and words. And again- I have no plans of stopping! PRAISEANNIE WAS WARNED“A delicious mix of suspense and wit.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred“A prime read-aloud candidate.”—The Bulletin“Young audiences will shiver with pleasure.”—Kirkus ReviewsBaghead“Playful . . . eye-catching.”—Kirkus ReviewsGood Night, Monkey Boy“Especially winning.”—Kirkus Reviews (afegit de Random House)… (més)

Kalamazoo is a city populated by frogs, anteaters, kangaroos, and more. It’s beautiful and calm by day, but at night the streets turn mean. Luckily, Rick Zengo has just joined the Platypus Police Squad and is determined to make a difference. Ages 8 and up.

Street: Mt. Pleasant Library Additional: 3160 16th St. NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20010 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

About the Author:

Jarrett J. Krosoczka has been passionate about storytelling through words and pictures since he was a kid. Knopf Books for Young Readers published Good Night, Monkey Boy on June 12, 2001 and Jarrett hasn’t stopped or slowed down since. He currently has authored and illustrated eighteen published books—ten picture books and eight graphic novels. His Lunch Lady series has twice won a Children's Choice Book Award, in the Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year category, and was nominated for a Will Eisner Comic Industry Award. In the summer of 2013, Jarrett will have his chapter book debut with the publication of Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked. His Punk Farm and Lunch Lady series are both currently in development as feature films. He can be heard on The Book Report with JJK, his new radio segment on Sirius XM's Kids Place Live. Jarrett is happily living out his childhood dream in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he resides with his wife and daughters and their pug, Ralph Macchio.

What: Jarrett J. Krosoczka will discuss and sign his books for kids at HPL Children's Book Celebration.

When: Saturday, May 4, 12:15.

Where: Houston Public Library, 500 McKinney, Houston, Texas 77002

A limited number of autographed copies of Jarrett’s books will be available for purchase after the event. If you cannot attend the event, but would like a personalized copy of this book, please call us an hour before the event at (281) 497-8675.

Location: Street: Houston Public Library Additional: 500 McKinney City: Houston, Province: Texas Postal Code: 77002 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Punk Farm by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Ollie the Purple Elephant by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Hop, Hop, Jump! by Lauren Thompson, Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Illustrator)
Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Baghead by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Illustrator)
Good Night, Monkey Boy by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Illustrator)
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Author Event Please help us welcome author Jarrett Krosoczka to the store as he presents his awesome books: Punk Farm, Baghead, Bubble Bath Pirates, Ollie and the Purple Elephant, Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit and many, many more! (afegit de Barnes & Noble)… (més)

Odyssey Kids! presents our annual Holiday Signing. This is a great chance to find a book for everyone on your list! Authors will be on hand to sign, inscribe, and talk about their books. An inscribed book makes a unique holiday gift!

This year the following authors will be signing from 1pm-2:30pm:

Jane Dyer

Mordicai Gerstein

Jarrett Krosoczka

Natasha Lowe

Leslea Newman

As always, we're happy to reserve a signed book for you if you can't make it to the event! For a complete list of available titles, please contact the Odyssey.

Location: Street: 9 College St. Additional: City: South Hadley, Province: Massachusetts Postal Code: 01075 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

In the seventh book of the award-winning Lunch Lady series, the Breakfast Bunch have joined the mathletes team, and are all set to win the championship trophy for Thompson Brook Elementary School — they only need to beat the defending champs from Willowby Academy. But Lunch Lady notices something strange about the opposing matheletes and their sinister coach. Will she and her sidekick Betty be able to sort out the suspicious competitors before they snatch victory away from the Breakfast Bunch?

Jarrett J. Krosoczka has been passionate about storytelling through words and pictures since he was a kid. He began his professional career by illustrating educational readers for a national publisher while still an undergraduate at Rhode Island School of Design. Then, just six months after graduation, Jarrett received his first contract for a trade book that he authored. Random House Children’s Books published Good Night, Monkey Boy on June 12, 2001 and Jarrett hasn’t stopped or slowed down since. He has authored and illustrated sixteen published books — ten picture books and six graphic novels. He is the two-time winner of the Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year in the Children’s Choice Book Awards and has seen his work recommended by national publications like Newsweek, The New York Times and USA Today. His Punk Farm and Lunch Lady series are both in development to be feature films. Jarrett is happily living out his childhood dream in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he resides with his wife and daughter and their pug, Ralph Macchio.

Location: Street: The Book Rack Additional: 52 State Street City: Newburyport, Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Mooooooo! Oink! Nay! Squeak! Down on the farm, real outdoor adventures tend to include swatting bugs, mowing hay, milking cows, and drinking plenty of lemonade to cool off. But these stories about farm life make everything seem like a lot more fun and a lot less work. So today we’ll be reading Punk Farm along with other haybailin’ tales for you to enjoy! This morning at 11:30 AM. Attachment Size bkofthemonthclubregistrationforms.doc-1.pdf 54.99 KB

Location: Street: 603 N Lamar Blvd City: Austin, Province: Texas Postal Code: 78703-5413 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Jarrett Krosoczka llegeix Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute.

When Pimiento the Chicken and Honey the Blind Ferret heard that Jarrett Krosoczka is coming to town, you can imagine that they went a little crazy with excitement. OK, we're underplaying it. They went a lot crazy. And yes, it wasn't just those two, it was pretty much every animal in the store--even calm, cool, and collected Spike the Wise Lizard. Why? We think you know why. And if you don't, you should hurry down to Wild Rumpus and pick up a copy of Punk Farm. It's about animals who get down and and rock at night, unbeknownst to the farmer. We have a feeling that the Rumpus animals have taken a page from Jarrett Krosoczka, because more than once we've opened the store only to find furniture rearranged, cages opened, and, yes, musical instruments that we'd never seen before. Not to mention exhausted cats and ferrets. So, the animals are overjoyed about Jarrett's upcoming visit (finally! someone who understands their nightlife and approves!). We're excited, too--because he's got a whole array of hilarious books which we absolutely love. (omayao)… (més)