Books with author Chris Sabatino

Ready, Aim, Draw! Jam-packed with cool ideas and kooky illustrations, Pocketdoodles for Boys invites readers to design a roller coaster, turn a beauty queen into a flesh-eating zombie, create their very own masterpieces, and so much more! Filled with furballs, oddballs, and everything in between, this book will have every boy drawing with delight. Inside are interactive picture and word prompts that will encourage youngsters (and adults) to write, doodle, draw and color on the pages. For example, you'll find storyline doodle pages on which you are given picture elements and instructions on how to complete the drawings. The book's small size (4x6 inches) makes it perfect for stowing in a pocket or backpack, so kids can enjoy the activities and doodling prompts wherever they go. With 272 pages, there's always a new idea for drawing and dreaming! Doodling Prompts Include: Sleepwalker: Draw the weird place this sleepwalker ended up! Draw-A-Bus: Draw the school bus driver. Superhero: Draw yourself as a superhero with really cool powers! Water: Draw scary fish in this fish tank! Puke Park: Draw all the people getting sick on this roller coaster! Cave kid: Draw yourself as a prehistoric caveman. Chris Sabatino created the illustrations for The Big Book of Boy Stuff and The Pocket Guide to Boy Stuff. He lives in Massachusetts.

Take a wicked walk on the wild side of imagination . . . Filled with prompts and illustrations to help inspire their inner Dr. Frankenstein, Monster Doodles for Kids lures boys and girls into this pocket-sized laboratory where they can create fiendish, snaggle-toothed monsters and eye-popping villains to their heart’s desire. Chris Sabatino is a monster lover who doodles all day long. Chris’s crazy creatures have been featured in books, magazines, comics, and greeting cards. He is the author of Pocketdoodles for Boys and lives in Canton, Massachusetts.

The series that’s taking the world by storm with more than 250,000 copies sold! Tap into your power as a superdoodler, drawing superheroes, heroines, heroes, villains, sidekicks, zappers and more! You'll save the day from giant meteors, crazy creatures, evil powers, and whatever else you can imagine. Plus, create your own cartoons to show off your brand new characters and catch phrases. Chris Sabatino is an illustrator and cartoonist, author of Pocketdoodles for Boys and Monster Doodles for Kids. He lives in Canton, Massachusetts.

Doodle the dinosaurs back from extinction with our newest book in a series that’s sold more than 400,000 copies. Dinosaurs roamed the earth 100 million years ago . . . and now kids can bring them back to life with page after page of fun and fascinating prompts. Doodle some sharp teeth on a Tyrannosaurus, a long neck on a Brachiosaurus, armored plates on a Stegosaurus―or have some dino-mite fun with the idea that dinosaurs still exist! Chris Sabatino is an illustrator and cartoonist who spends most of his waking hours doodling. He is the author of Pocket Doodles for Boys, Monster Doodles for Kids, and Superhero Doodles for Kids, and lives in Canton, Massachusetts

Unresolved anger in children can erupt in damaging and inappropriate behavior. In this story, nine-year-old Penny's anger is kindled by several incidents throughout her day at school and home. After holding in her fury for so long, when she finally lets the angry feelings out, it is a negative emotional explosion.I Am So Angry, I Could Scream teaches children techniques for releasing anger in healthy ways and methods for preventing anger-inducing situations. Young readers are shown how to keep an anger chart to identify the causes of their angry feelings and how to find positive ways to work through them.

There's this boy. Let's say he's somewhere between nine and thirteen years old or so. You'd like to see this kid get creative. You'd like to see him get some exercise. You'd like to see him get out from in front of the television. And you'd love for him to be motivated enough to find some stuff to do on his own. This boy NEEDS The Big Book of Boy Stuff! The Big Book of Boy Stuff has all the important information that boys just have to know. Collected here for the first time in one place, it holds the answers to these timeless questions: What do I do if I get a bean stuck up my nose? How can I make lightning without killing myself? Where can I find new practical jokes to play on my friends and family? How can I make a rocket? What is the best way to poop outside? How do I tell a girl I like her? Why would I tell a girl I like her? How many mosquitoes does it take to suck all the blood out of a person? What's that smell? . . . and many, many more! This big, thick, durable book includes fascinating chapters on gross stuff, magic, emergencies, fireworks, games, experiments, jokes, activities, insults, pets, flying things, and, of course, duct tape. No boyhood is complete without a copy! The veteran of many water-balloon wars, Bart King has twice won the prized "Arrested Development" award from the New York Society of Amateur Psychologists. He has been a middle-school teacher for the past fifteen years. This is his first book, unless you count that other one he wrote. Bart has interviewed hundreds of the country's wisest guys and smartest alecks for the incredible material in The Big Book of Boy Stuff. Bart invites you to visit this book's website at: www.bigbookofboystuff.com.

Everybody loves critters―the big cats at the zoo, the elephants at the circus, the talking animals in your favorite children’s story, and especially your own beloved pet kitty, mutt, parakeet, hamster, or iguana. Here’s your chance to doodle your very own menagerie of animals, real and imagined, with prompts that are guaranteed to amuse, inform, and entertain for hours on end. Chris Sabatino is an illustrator and cartoonist who spends most of his waking hours doodling. He is the author and illustrator of Pocketdoodles for Boys, Monster Doodles for Kids, Superhero Doodles for Kids, and Dinosaur Doodles for Kids, as well as illustrating numerous other books. He lives in Canton, Massachusetts

Updated Edition After Bart King interviewed hundreds of the wisest guys and smartest alecks for The Big Book of Boy Stuff, something awesome happened: the book became a classic! Hailed by critics and kids alike, it has sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and even won awards. In this updated and redesigned tenth anniversary edition, hijinks and hilarity are still front and center. Within these pages, boys can find a myriad of things to do, things to laugh at, and things they didn’t know. Bart King, the veteran of many water balloon wars, taught middle school for many years. He’s written other cool books, including The Big Book of Superheroes, The Pocket Guide to Girl Stuff, and The Big Book of Gross Stuff. Visit his website at www.bartking.net.

Jam-packed with cool ideas and kooky illustrations, Pocketdoodles for Boys invites readers to design a roller coaster, turn a beauty queen into a flesh-eating zombie, create their very own masterpieces, and so much more! Filled with furballs, oddballs, and everything in between, this book will have every boy drawing with delight.Inside are interactive picture and word prompts that will encourage youngsters (and adults) to write, doodle, draw and color on the pages. For example, you'll find storyline doodle pages on which you are given picture elements and instructions on how to complete the drawings.With 272 pages, there's always a new idea for drawing and dreaming!Doodling Prompts Include: Sleepwalker: Draw the weird place this sleepwalker ended up! Draw-A-Bus: Draw the school bus driver. Superhero: Draw yourself as a superhero with really cool powers! Water: Draw scary fish in this fish tank! Puke Park: Draw all the people getting sick on this roller coaster! Cave kid: Draw yourself as a prehistoric caveman.

Think you know Boston? You don’t know beans! Come take a walk through “The Cradle of Liberty,” along the paths where Paul Revere made his midnight ride and where some of her citizens threw a gigantic Tea Party. Stroll along the Freedom Trail and immerse yourself in history, or have a picnic in Boston Common. Wherever you wander in this city, you’ll have plenty of things to doodle. Chris Sabatino is an illustrator and cartoonist who spends most of his waking hours doodling. He is the author of Pocket Doodles for Boys, Monster Doodles for Kids, Superhero Doodles for Kids, and Dinosaur Doodles for Kids. He lives in Canton, Massachusetts, just a stone’s throw from Boston.

The wheels on the bus go round and round through the pages of this beautifully illustrated version of the traditional nursery rhyme. The familiar rhyme will help beginning readers build their foundational reading skills. Inspire young learners to venture into the world of reading as parents and children enjoy a shared reading experience together. This large lap book measures 9.5" x 12" and is ideal for read-alouds.