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Books with author Jonathan Fenske

  • We Need More Nuts!

    Jonathan Fenske

    Hardcover (Penguin Young Readers, Sept. 26, 2017)
    Go nuts for nuts with two silly squirrels in this giggle-inducing counting book from a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author and illustrator!Kids will laugh while learning their numbers with this rhyming leveled reader. From the very beginning the smaller of the squirrels, certain that they need more nuts, tosses each one into the bigger animal's mouth. The hilarity increases as his mouth bulges, and the squirrels discover that sometimes there can be too much of a good thing!Jonathan Fenske's comic-like illustration style and clever easy-to-read text make this counting book a must-have for every young reader's bookshelf.
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  • Let's Play, Crabby!: An Acorn Book

    Jonathan Fenske

    Library Binding (Scholastic Inc., July 30, 2019)
    The second book in Geisel Award Honoree Jonathan Fenske's hilarious underwater early reader series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow! Plankton wants Crabby to play a game. Plankton tries to get Crabby to play Simon Says, Tag, and Hide-and-Seek. But Crabby does NOT want to play with Plankton. Will Plankton give up? Or will Crabby finally play along? With comic speech bubbles and full-color artwork throughout, Geisel Award Honoree Jonathan Fenske's early reader series is sure to be a hit with new readers!
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  • After Squidnight

    Jonathan E. Fenske, Jonathan Fenske

    eBook (Penguin Workshop, July 28, 2020)
    From the creator of the award-winning A Pig, a Fox, and a Box comes a sly, silly picture book about artistic squids that will get every reader giggling!Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author and illustrator Jonathan Fenske's appealing illustration style and clever text make this intriguing book a must-have for every young reader's shelf.When the clock strikes midnight, a squad of squids creeps out of the ocean--and over to your house! Their mission? To leave their inky mark by drawing on walls, the floor, and even your toys. This rhyming tale showcases a crew of creative creatures as they make art (or maybe just a mess) and leave you to deal with the consequences!
  • Wake Up, Crabby!: An Acorn Book

    Jonathan Fenske

    Library Binding (Scholastic Inc., Nov. 5, 2019)
    It's bedtime for this cranky crab!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!It's bedtime for Plankton and Crabby! Crabby just wants to go to sleep, but Plankton has other ideas. Plankton wants Crabby to take a bath. Plankton wants Crabby to tell a bedtime story. Will Crabby ever get to go to sleep? With comic speech bubbles and full-color artwork throughout, Geisel Award Honoree Jonathan Fenske's early reader series is sure to be a hit with new readers!
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  • Woodward and McTwee

    Jonathan Fenske

    eBook (Penguin Young Readers, March 20, 2014)
    Woodward and McTwee are the silliest of friends. A bird and a hippopotamus could not be more different, but they love playing hide-and-seek and pulling pranks on each other. Join Woodward and McTwee for a ton of fun with two hilarious stories!
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  • I'm Fun, Too!

    Jonathan Fenske

    language (Scholastic Inc., Aug. 28, 2018)
    The first-ever LEGO(R) picture book, from Barnacle Is Bored creator Jonathan Fenske! What happens when an ordinary LEGO minifigure of the past meets the extraordinary minifigures of today, with their elaborate vehicles, colorful clothes, and wild accessories? He thinks he's no fun at all! "Let's face it. If we were all ice cream, those guys would be the super-duper chunky happy birthday blast. And I would be the vanilla."After feeling down about being ordinary, he and his new friends piece together just how special he truly is. This vibrantly illustrated storybook will charm readers of all ages, reminding them that what makes each person special can be found on the inside.
  • A Pig, a Fox, and a Fox

    Jonathan Fenske

    eBook (Penguin Workshop, Sept. 29, 2020)
    The stars of Jonathan Fenske's 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book, A Pig, a Fox, and a Box, and A Pig, a Fox, and Stinky Socks return in another humorous three-part story designed to engage early readers. This story contains charming characters combined with simple text, lively illustrations, and laugh-out-loud humor to help boost kids' confidence and create lifelong readers!As in the precursors to this tale, A Pig, a Fox, and a Box and A Pig, a Fox, and Stinky Socks, Jonathan Fenske tells a humorous three-part story of two friends, Pig and Fox. In this book, Fox has a doll that looks like him, and he uses it to prank Pig into thinking it's the real Fox. As always, the mischief winds up backfiring, and Fox becomes his own victim. With comic art and simple language, this title is sure to have kids rolling with laughter. Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.
  • I'm Fun, Too!

    Jonathan Fenske

    Paperback (Scholastic, Inc., July 6, 2019)
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  • Please, No More Nuts!

    Jonathan Fenske

    Hardcover (Penguin Young Readers, Jan. 23, 2018)
    These silly squirrels are feeling a bit too nutty!The same squirrels of We Need More Nuts! have been eating nothing but nuts ever since--and now they're sick of them! Nuts in milkshakes, nuts in stew, nuts in pancakes. How will they ever be able to get rid of them all? Unless, of course, you'd like to take some off their paws...Breaking the fourth wall throughout the story, Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author and illustrator Jonathan Fenske's comic-like illustration style and clever, easy-to-read text make this hilarious book a must-have for every young reader's shelf.
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  • A Pig, a Fox, and a Fox

    Jonathan Fenske

    Hardcover (Penguin Workshop, Sept. 29, 2020)
    Using his look-a-like doll, Fox tries to prank his friend Pig, with unexpected results.
  • A Pig, a Fox, and a Box

    Jonathan Fenske

    Paperback (Penguin Workshop, May 7, 2019)
    In the style of Mo Willems, Jonathan Fenske tells three humorous stories of two friends, Pig and Fox, and their shenanigans with a cardboard box (all of which involved Pig accidentally crushing Fox in the box). With comic art and simple language, this Level 2 reader is sure to have kids rolling with laughter.
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  • Guppy Up!

    Jonathan Fenske

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Feb. 7, 2013)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. This guppy has some unusual interests, such as shopping, mopping, and playing the guitar.
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