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Books with author Ronald Barrett

  • Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

    Judi Barrett, Ronald Barrett

    Paperback (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, April 1, 1982)
    The beloved, bestselling tale of edible weather is brought to life!If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous! Or would it? It could, after all, be messy. And you'd have no choice. What if you didn't like what fell? Or what if too much came? Have you ever thought of what it might be like to be squashed flat by a pancake?
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  • Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing

    Judi Barrett, Ronald Barrett

    Paperback (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Dec. 30, 1988)
    Animals should definitely not wear clothing. ...because a snake would lose it, a billy goat would eat it for lunch, and it would always be wet on a walrus! This well-loved book by Judi and Ron Barrett shows the very youngest why animals' clothing is perfect...just as it is.
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  • Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

    Judi Barrett, Ronald Barrett

    Hardcover (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Aug. 1, 1978)
    The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast lunch and dinner. But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like soup and juice. It snowed things like mashed potatoes. And sometimes the wind blew in storms of hamburgers. Life for the townspeople was delicious until the weather took a turn for the worse. The food got larger and larger and so did the portions. Chewandswallow was plagued by damaging floods and storms of huge food. the town was a mess and the people feared for their lives. Something had to be done, and in a hurry.
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  • Pickles To Pittsburgh

    Judi Barrett, Ronald Barrett

    Paperback (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Nov. 1, 2000)
    In this charming sequel to the classic "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, " Kate and Henry eagerly await Grandpa's return from a vacation that his postcard says has been one of the best and most unusual ever. Thinking about that postcard Kate drifts off to sleep that night and... "With Henry as my co-pilot..." she visits the strange land of Chewandswallow -- a land characterized by massive amounts of food, immense carrots, leafy jungles of lettuce, and tuna fish sandwiches so gigantic they have to be moved by helicopter. What the people of Chewandswallow are doing with all that food is most intriguing of all. Fans of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" will applaud this return trip with its underlying message of generosity and a world community.
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  • Benjamin's 365 Birthdays

    Judi Barrett, Ronald Barrett

    Hardcover (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Oct. 31, 1992)
    Between his ninth and tenth birthdays, Benjamin figures out how to have a birthday every single day of the year.
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  • Animals Should Definitely Not Act Like People

    Judi Barrett, Ronald Barrett

    Paperback (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Dec. 30, 1988)
    Animals should definitely not act like people. ...because it would be foolish for a fish, so silly for a sheep, and preposterous for a panda -- as Ron Barrett's wonderfully detailed drawings show. This book will show children a new way of looking at animals and people, even as they laugh.
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  • Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing

    Judi Barrett, Ronald Barrett

    Hardcover (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Aug. 1, 1970)
    Pictures of animals wearing clothes show why this would be a ridiculous custom for them to adopt.
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  • Pickles To Pittsburgh The Sequel To Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs : A Sequel To I Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

    Judi Barrett, Ronald Barrett

    Hardcover (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Oct. 1, 1997)
    In this charming sequel to the classic Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Kate and Henry eagerly await Grandpa's return from a vacation that his postcard says has been one of the best and most unusual ever. Thinking about that postcard Kate drifts off to sleep that night and... "With Henry as my co-pilot..." she visits the strange land of Chewandswallow -- a land characterized by massive amounts of food, immense carrots, leafy jungles of lettuce, and tuna fish sandwiches so gigantic they have to be moved by helicopter. What the people of Chewandswallow are doing with all that food is most intriguing of all. Fans of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs will applaud this return trip with its underlying message of generosity and a world community.
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  • Cats Got Talent

    Ron Barrett

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, Oct. 7, 2014)
    Three crooning kitties launch their singing careers in this adorably entertaining back-alley romp from bestselling illustrator of Superhero Joe and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.Three abandoned cats—Dora, Geneva, and Hal—find themselves in the big city. Dora thinks mostly about her wardrobe. Geneva was a pampered pet but now she is on her own, looking for love. Hal is nothing but trouble. He never saw anything he didn’t wan to get his claws into. These three meet and decide to achieve their dreams by finding fortune as a rock band. Can they possibly succeed? The answer depends on whom you ask.
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  • Cats Get Famous

    Ron Barrett

    eBook (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, Sept. 1, 2015)
    Three singing cats go from the back alley to super stardom in this companion to Cats Got Talent, from the bestselling illustrator of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.Once upon a fence there was a trio of cats: Hal, Dora, and Geneva. And nothing made them happier than singing together—because these Cats Got Talent! When Lekvar Smirk heard their meowing melody, however, he had a plan. It wasn’t a very nice plan. He wanted to take the cats to audition for Animal Idol—and then keep the prize for himself! But the cats have other ideas…
  • Cats Got Talent

    Ron Barrett

    language (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, Oct. 7, 2014)
    Three crooning kitties launch their singing careers in this adorably entertaining back-alley romp from bestselling illustrator of Superhero Joe and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.Three abandoned cats—Dora, Geneva, and Hal—find themselves in the big city. Dora thinks mostly about her wardrobe. Geneva was a pampered pet but now she is on her own, looking for love. Hal is nothing but trouble. He never saw anything he didn’t wan to get his claws into. These three meet and decide to achieve their dreams by finding fortune as a rock band. Can they possibly succeed? The answer depends on whom you ask.
  • Pickles to Pittsburgh: The Sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

    Judi Barrett, Ronald Barrett

    Hardcover (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 2009)
    In this charming sequel to the classic Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Kate and Henry eagerly await Grandpa's return from a vacation that his postcard says has been one of the best and most unusual ever. Thinking about that postcard Kate drifts off to sleep that night and..."With Henry as my co-pilot..." she visits the strange land of Chewandswallow -- a land characterized by massive amounts of food, immense carrots, leafy jungles of lettuce, and tuna fish sandwiches so gigantic they have to be moved by helicopter. What the people of Chewandswallow are doing with all that food is most intriguing of all. Fans of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs will applaud this return trip with its underlying message of generosity and a world community.
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