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Templeton the cat doesn't like his parents telling him to clean up, and he really doesn't like when his brothers steal his toys. So, he makes a wish on a magic diamond, and his family disappears!At first, Templeton is over the moon. He's free to lounge and play all day, and he never has to take a bath. But being alone might not always be as fun as he'd thought. Will another wish on the magic diamond get Templeton what he really wants?Greg Pizzoli, the Geisel Award-winning author/illustrator of The Watermelon Seed, uses his signature humor, vibrant graphics, and a touch of magic to bring this mischievous tabby to life.



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Greg Pizzoli

Greg Pizzoli is an author and illustrator of several books, including Baloney and Friends, The Book Hog, This Story is For You, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Templeton Gets His Wish, Number One Sam, The Watermelon Seed, which received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award and Good Night Owl, which received a Geisel Honor. His nonfiction picture book, Tricky Vic, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, an Amazon Best Book of the Year, and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year. He has illustrated books by Mac Barnett, Kelly DiPucchio, Jennifer Adams, and Margaret Wise Brown.Greg Pizzoli lives in Philadelphia.Visit Greg Pizzoli online at www.gregpizzoli.com, and on instagram @gregpizzoli.



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