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A playfully deceptive, joyously interactive board book from the award-winning author and illustrator Jean Jullien - following in the footsteps of his global bestseller and much loved This Is Not A Book Is this a suitcase? A bed? An elephant? Each spread in this engaging board book is actually something else entirely, sparking imaginations and encouraging the storytellers in readers of all ages. Turn the page and find a foldable shirt. Then turn the book to discover a flip phone that you can open, close, and 'dial' to call your friends and family! This cleverly conceived board book with fold-out pages prompts children to think creatively about - and play creatively with - other objects in their daily lives. Ages 2-4

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Punctuations combines a series of paintings synthesising big wave surfing, turning the human element into a visual punctuation on the immense aquatic backdrop. Created for Studiolo, the artist's first European institutional solo show, at the Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA) Brussels in 2023. Jean Jullien (1983) is a French artist living and working in Paris. Originally from Nantes, he graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2008 and the Royal College of Art in 2010. Jullien's creative output ranges from painting, illustration, installation, photography and video, to costumes, books, posters and clothing. He has shown work around the world with museums and galleries in Paris, London, Brussels, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Berlin, Tokyo, Seoul, Melbourne, Singapore and more. His work appears in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian, National Geographic, SZ Magazin, Télérama, and more, and he has collaborated with multiple global brands. In 2016 he launched

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SUMMARY IN SPANISH: Pedro, el gato de pie es un libro infantil en españ ol recomendado para niñ os de 3 a 5 añ os, de Jean Jullien, que nos muestra el valor de la amistad y que, a veces, ser diferente te hace ú nico y especial. Una mañ ana, Marcos encuentra una caja frente a su puerta. Intrigado, la abre. En el interior, un gato blanco y negro se levanta sobre sus patas traseras. Es un gato completamente diferente a los demá s gatos. ¡ No arañ a, da masajes ! No caza ratones, ¡ los persigue con un patinete para jugar con ellos! Pero, de todas las cosas que puede hacer Pedro, lo que má s le gusta a Marcos es que puede ser su amigo. Nadine Robert, la autora, logra ensalzar el valor de la amistad de una manera ú nica y muy original. Un libro ideal para el primer dí a de clase, ya que el mensaje nos dice de que todos podemos ser diferentes, que eso nos hace ú nicos y especiales y que debemos valorar estas diferencias como algo positivo. _________________________________________SUMMARY IN ENGLISH: Pedro, el gato de pie is a children’ s book in Spanish recommended for children aged from 3 to 5 years, by Jean Jullien, that shows us the value of friendship and that, sometimes, being different makes you unique and special. One morning, Marcos finds a box in front of his door. Intrigued, he opens it. Inside, a black and white cat stands on his back legs. He is completely different from other cats. He doesn’ t scratch, he gives massages! He doesn’ t hunt mice, he chases them with a skateboard to play with them! But of all of the things that Pedro can do, what Marcos likes most is that he can be his friend. Nadine Robert, the author, manages to highlight the value of friendship in a unique and highly original way. An ideal book for the first day of class, since the message tells us that we can all be different, that this makes us unique and special, and that we should value these differences as something positive.

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An enticing collection of before-and-after scenarios, created by master artist and acclaimed author of This Is Not A Book Graphic artist Jean Jullien insightfully and comically depicts a set of clever and surprising before-and-after two-frame narratives, each progressed by a page turn. From pale skin to sunburned skin, dirty to clean, long hair to short hair (to long again), Jullien masterfully builds anticipation and a satisfying resolution with each pairing. Striking the perfect balance of predictability and unexpectedness, this book will leave readers in wonder as they flip back and forth. Ages 2-4

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A laugh-out-loud page turner from Sean Taylor with wickedly hilarious graphic art from Jean Jullien.From masterful storyteller Sean Taylor and exciting, celebrated graphic artist Jean Jullien, comes the laugh-out-loud tale of Hoot Owl. Hoot Owl is no ordinary owl – oh no! – he’s a master of disguise! And he will use his expert camouflage powers to trick his unsuspecting prey into succumbing to him! Tiny animals of the night ... beware! But, somehow, Hoot Owl's prey keeps escaping... Hmmm, perhaps he isn't quite as masterful as he believes. Will he ever succeed in catching himself some dinner? Hilarity, ridiculousness and very bad costume changes abound in this wildly inventive new title.

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A hilarious guessing game of facial reactions created by the author of bestselling This Is Not A BookJean Jullien tickles the funnybone once again with a book of facial overreactions. Faces are presented first, allowing the reader to wager predictions of what may have prompted such an expression, before the dramatic answer is revealed. Why the face? reads the text alongside an agitated boy with eyes and nose scrunched up. Pick up the full-page flap to reveal a whole mess of smelly items, from stinky socks to an oozing trash can, and the text, Whoa, that stinks. Jullien masterfully provides enough clues for the reader to piece together the narrative, including both predictable and surprising scenarios. Based on young children's natural fascination with faces, this book encourages readers to practice empathy and build emotional intelligence, with cleverly simplified and humorously satisfying vignettes. A brilliant addition to Phaidon's growing Jean Jullien board book library.Ages 2-4

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A laugh-out-loud page-turner from a brilliant author and illustrator team.Praise for Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise: "This is the funniest picture book I have read in a long time" David WalliamsCat has found a pair of sunglasses. She thinks they are going to make her look COOL. “I’m not just any old cat at the playground," she says. "I’m a real cool cat, gliding backwards down the slide, looking cooler than cool ... WITH EXTRA COOL ON TOP!” She pops on the glasses … confidently struts forwards and – Meooaaaooow! – falls down the slide. Oh, how UNCOOL. Can Pig or Cockatoo do any better?From the team behind Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise and I Want to Be in a Scary Story comes a gloriously slapstick title that celebrates friendship, play and being yourself (no matter how goofy).

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