About this item
"When I was a kid, my best friend was Josh Funk. Now he's becoming a friend to a whole new generation." - B.J. Novak, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Book with No PicturesJack is not fond of the bossy narrator of his fairy tale! When Jack is told to trade his beloved cow Bessie for some magic beans, throw the beans out the window, climb the ENORMOUS beanstalk that sprouts overnight, and steal from a GIANT, he decides this fairy tale is getting out of control. In fact, he doesn't want to follow the story line at all. Who says Jack needs to enter a life of daring, thievery, and giant trickery? He takes his story into his own hands - and you'll never guess what happens next!With laugh-out-loud dialogue and bold, playful art (including hidden fairy tale creatures for kids to find) , this Jack and the Beanstalk retelling will have children rolling with laughter till Bessie the cow comes home.
About the Author
Josh Funk is the author of LADY PANCAKE & SIR FRENCH TOAST (Sterling) , as well as the forthcoming picture books PIRASAURS! (Scholastic 8.30.16) , DEAR DRAGON (Viking/Penguin 9.6.16) , IT'S NOT JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (Two Lions, 2017) , and more.
Josh grew up in New England and studied Computer Science in school. Today, he still lives in New England and when not writing Java code or Python scripts, he drinks Java coffee and writes picture book manuscripts.
Josh is a board member of The Writers' Loft in Sherborn, MA and the co-coordinator of the 2016 and 2017 New England Regional SCBWI Conferences.
For more information, visit www.joshfunkbooks.com or @joshfunkbooks on twitter.
