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Books with author Matt Novak

  • Newt

    Matt Novak

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, June 1, 1996)
    Meet Newt, surely the most amiable amphibian ever, as he discovers the secret to having a perfect day, finds a strange, fuzzy, bug, and makes a new friend on a dark night. A perfect match of warm, funny text and glowing illustrations, Newt is a book to delight and inspire beginning readers--even as Newt himself charms the hearts of all.
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  • Newt

    Matt Novak

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, March 1, 1996)
    In three related stories Newt, a small salamander, befriends a mouse, defines a bug, and comforts the moon.
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  • While the Shepherd Slept

    Matt Novak

    Hardcover (Orchard Books, March 1, 1991)
    While the shepherd sleeps, the sheep sneak away to perform in a vaudeville show
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  • The Last Christmas Present

    Matt Novak

    Hardcover (Nootron Press, Sept. 1, 2013)
    Irwin is the smallest, and busiest, elf at the North Pole. When Santa overlooks one wrapped present on Christmas Eve and the others tell Irwin to "go to bed, chucklehead," he instead sets out on what becomes a hilarious journey to deliver that last present. Full-color illustrations.
  • The Last Christmas Present

    Matt Novak

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Sept. 1, 1993)
    Irwin is the smallest, and busiest, elf at the North Pole. When Santa overlooks one wrapped present on Christmas Eve and the others tell Irwin to "go to bed, chucklehead," he instead sets out on what becomes a hilarious journey to deliver that last present. Full-color illustrations.
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  • The Everything Machine

    Matt Novak

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Oct. 1, 2009)
    What if you had a machine that did EVERYTHING? One that cleaned your house, mowed your lawn, scratched your back, even colored your coloring books? That's what the people of Planet Quirk had. And for them, life was so easy that on most days they didn't even have to get out of bed. But one fateful day, the machine stopped working ...
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  • Mouse TV

    Matt Novak

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Sept. 1, 1994)
    In this updated version of the popular turn off TV book, the mouse family is up at night, glued to the TV. But there is many a squeaky squabble because all ten mice favor different channels. History, mystery, how-to, where-to, comedy, drama, sports ... This viewer-friendly romp shows how, one night, they all get happy with new favorites they'd hardly imagined.
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  • Mr. Floop's lunch

    Matt Novak

    Hardcover (Orchard Books, March 15, 1990)
    Mr. Floop gives all of his lunch away to other creatures before finding someone to share with him.
  • The Pillow War

    Matt Novak

    Hardcover (Orchard Books, March 1, 1998)
    When a brother and sister have a pillow fight to decide which of them will get to sleep with the dog, their battle escalates to engulf the world
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  • Mouse TV

    Matt Novak

    Hardcover (Nootron Press, Feb. 20, 2018)
    In this updated version of the popular turn off TV book, the mouse family is up at night, glued to the TV. But there is many a squeaky squabble because all ten mice favor different channels. History, mystery, how-to, where-to, comedy, drama, sports ... This viewer-friendly romp shows how, one night, they all get happy with new favorites they'd hardly imagined.
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  • No Zombies Allowed

    Matt Novak

    Paperback (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Jan. 21, 2014)
    Monsters can be so annoying. Just ask Witch Wizzle and Witch Woddle. They will tell you horror stories about the nasty habits and bad manners of zombies, werewolves, swamp creatures, ghosts, skeletons, and vampires. Now it's Halloween again. Wizzle and Woddle are planning another party -- but who will they invite?
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  • Ghost and Pete

    Matt Novak

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Aug. 8, 1995)
    The very friendly ghost Pete meets in the attic of his family's new house is more than willing to join him for a night of trick-or-treating. And although Ghost is a terrible trick-or-treater, he turns out to be a terrific friend. "A surefire holiday choice for emerging readers."--School Library Journal
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