Better Than You
$34.88
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2011
Summary
Jake is good at everything … and he lets everyone know it. Jake’s bragging is really starting to get to his neighbor Tyler. Tyler can’t show Jake a basketball move, a school assignment, or a new toy without Jake saying he can do better. Tyler starts to wonder—Is something wrong with him? Is he really such a loser? Is Jake really better than him at everything? Or is Jake the one with the problem? With the help of his uncle Kevin, Tyler begins to understand that Jake’s bragging has nothing to d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781582463803 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1582463808 |
| Author: | Trudy Ludwig, Adam Gustavson |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 213mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
Review,Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2011: “…anyone suffering the oxygen-depleting windbaggery of the neighborhood boaster will find solace here.”
Review, Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2011:
”…anyone suffering the oxygen-depleting windbaggery of the neighborhood boaster will find solace here.”
About The Author
Trudy Ludwig
TRUDY LUDWIG is a nationally acclaimed speaker and an award-winning author who specializes in writing children’s books that help kids cope with and thrive in their social world, including The Invisible Boy and My Secret Bully. She has received rave reviews from educators, experts, organizations, and parents at schools and conferences around the US for her passion and compassion in addressing peer aggression and friendship issues. An active member of the International Bullying Prevention Association, Trudy also collaborates with organizations like the Committee for Children and has served as content advisor for Sesame Street Workshop. Trudy’s books have won the Mom’s Choice Gold Award, the IBPA Gold Benjamin Franklin Award, and the NAPPA Gold Medal, and also been recognized as NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Books for Young People.
ADAM GUSTAVSON has illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including the award-winning The Yankee at the Seder. Accolades for Adam’s books include the IRA-CBC Children’s Choice, Bank Street Best Books of the Year, and a Sydney Taylor Honor. Adam received an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and has taught illustration at Seton Hall University, The University of the Arts, and Passaic County College.
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