How many excuses are there for not doing homework? Let us count the ways: Giant lizards invaded the neighborhood. Elves hid all the pencils. And then there was that problem with carnivorous plants.... The excuses go on and on, each more absurd than the next and escalating to hilarious heights. Featuring detail-rich illustrations by Benjamin Chaud, this book is guaranteed to amuse kids and their parents, not to mention anyone who has experienced a...

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There's more to this museum than meets the eye! This is the wonderfully wacky world of celebrated international author-illustrator team Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud, the duo behind Junior Library Guild selections I Didn't Do My Homework Because . . . , The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer . . . , and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School . . . . Notoriously (and delightfully) unreliable narrator Henry is late to a museum where his class...

A dog has an important job to do, especially if his human is a writer. Without a dog by his side, the writer would forget to eat. He'd never get out of his pajamas, and he'd probably stare at the computer all day long. But even the best French bulldog can't do everything. Maybe this perfect pair needs someone new in their lives... Illustrated in warm, earthy tones, this witty story reflects the ways dogs change our lives for the better. Our canine...

It's a race to do homework-in space! But first, there's a spaceship jam. Then there's the moon detour, the Mars alien exploration, and a stop on the gravity-defying International Space Station. And that's just the beginning! Henry and Ali want to get their homework done-they really do! But how are they supposed to study the solar system when they seem to be swept up in an endless series of interstellar surprises? From Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud,...

Beware of...this school?! Henry is taking his new classmate on a whirlwind tour of their school. Mysterious inventions lurk, the cafeteria requires ninja skills, and some teachers may be monsters! Is this fantastical school to be believed? Or is there an even more outrageous surprise in store? Celebrated international author-illustrator team Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud-the duo behind Junior Library Guild selections I Didn't Do My Homework Because...and...

A boy has some amazing excuses for being late for school in this "fantastical tale . . . A whimsical romp" (School Library Journal). First, some giant ants stole breakfast. Then there were the evil ninjas, massive ape, mysterious mole people, giant blob, and countless other daunting (and astonishing) detours along the way to school. Are these excuses really why this student is late? Or is there another explanation that is even more outrageous...

No hice mi tarea porque... la tarea (o la falta de ella) es la inspiración para una mirada risueña a las historias no tan reales que surgen cuando se deja una tarea sin hacer: lagartos gigantes invadieron el vecindario; los duendes escondieron todos los bolígrafos; el perro fue tragado por otro perro y pasamos la tarde en el veterinario. Y luego estaba el problema de las plantas carnívoras... Las excusas siguen y siguen, cada una más absurda...