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Prudence looks like a full-time cow -- she wanders through pastures, she swats flies, and she lines up for supper. But Prudence is a part-time cow -- she is also a scientist, an architect, and an inventor, studying and building and dreaming and creating. To the other cows in the herd, Prudence is a bit too part-time. She's just too different to be part of the herd. At first Prudence tries to fit in, suppressing all her scientific smarts and imaginative inventing. But in a moment of inspiration -- Cow Power! -- Prudence realizes how to show the others that she can be a part-time cow and a full-time member of the herd. Funny and sweet, this is a story for anyone who's ever felt a bit different.
About the Author
Jody Jensen Shaffer is an award-winning poet and the author of more than 80 books of fiction and nonfiction for children, including PRUDENCE THE PART-TIME COW, a Missouri Show Me Award finalist for 2019-2020, A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK, IT'S YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, BUSY BUS!, an Amazon best-seller and Amazon Prime Book Box pick for September 2019, IT'S A FIELD TRIP, BUSY BUS!, EMERGENCY KITTENS!, WHO IS JACKIE CHAN? and more. Jody's poetry and fiction have been published in magazines like Highlights, Ladybug, and Clubhouse Jr. Jody lives in Missouri, with her family. When she's not writing, Jody can be found watching baseball or walking her rescue dog, Sophie. You can find Jody online at jodyjensenshaffer.com and on Twitter @jodywrites4kids.Reviews for recent books:EMERGENCY KITTENS:BookPage, January 2020Emergency Kittens!By Jody Jensen Shaffer, Dave Mottram / Doubleday / $17.99/ ISBN 9781984830081Published 01/07/2020 / Ages 3 to 7/ Children's / Children's PictureWhen life's got you down and you're in a tough spot, who you gonna call - Ghostbusters? Maybe Batman? Or perhaps Wonder Woman? No way. Make your appeal, instead, to the Emergency Kittens! Mimi, Twee-Twee and Adorbs are three dainty, dauntless, daredevil cats with starry eyes, colorful capes and a superpower purr that is totally irresistible.Author Jody Jensen Shaffer (Prudence the Part-Time Cow) and illustrator Dave Mottram (Wordy Birdy) have teamed up to create a winning, child-pleasing combo: superheroes and fuzzy kittens. In this Batman-meets-Fluffy tale of rescue, the Emergency Kittens bound off the page and come out victorious.When Sheldon's basketball gets away from him at the playground, a group of kids nabs it and starts a game of keep-away. Nearby human superheroes show up in a flash and try their best to make things right. They move bulldozers, leap in the air and tie themselves in knots, but their efforts to obtain Sheldon's ball are fruitless. If a half-dozen superheroes can't help him, Sheldon wonders, who can? Help soon arrives. Mimi, Twee-Twee and Adorbs pounce to the playground, rocking their soft fur and sparkly capes. They attempt their usual antics before opening their big eyes wide and purring their superpowered purrs. Who could resist? The mean kids play with the kittens and never notice Sheldon's ball rolling back to him.So the next time you drop your ice-cream cone, get a bad haircut or get stuck up a tree - have no fear. The Emergency Kittens will save the day!A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK:Kirkus Reviews--"Being small doesn't mean you can't have big goals! A pebble who feels like a boulder sets out to prove that little ones can accomplish great things in this quirky, suspenseful, pun-filled tale. . . . Rocky landscapes and stony surfaces are depicted with just the right amount of detail. . . . Young readers will root for this less-than-pint-sized hero while he makes the most of his own personal
