Chez Bob

Contributors

By Bob Shea

Formats and Prices

Price

$18.99

Price

$23.99 CAD

Format

Hardcover

Format:

Hardcover $18.99 $23.99 CAD

This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around September 28, 2021. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

“A perfect book.” –Sandra Boynton, bestselling author

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur Vs. series comes a kid pleasing favorite about a devious alligator who learns to love!


Welcome to Chez Bob, which seems like a real restaurant…until you realize…it's on an alligator's NOSE! Bob's got a hidden plan for his customers: "Birds will come to eat, but I will eat the birds!" As they fly in from all over the world to dine on Bob's face, something starts to happen that takes the lazy, hungry reptile by surprise—the birds stay. "More yummy birds!" he rejoices—he'll want for nothing! But when the time is right, will Bob make the right choice?

Comic genius Bob Shea cooks up a tasty tale that proves anyone, even hungry alligators, can have a change of heart and learn to be a good friend.

Don’t miss some of these favorite Bob Shea titles:
Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great
Dinosaur Vs. Bedtime
The Scariest Book Ever
Who Wet My Pants?

 

Genre:

  • A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2021
    A Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2021
    An Amazon Best Book of 2021
    A Boston Globe Best Children's Book of 2021
  • "Chez Bob is beyond glorious. Seriously: It’s a perfect book. Which is actually pretty infuriating."
    Sandra Boynton
  • * "Shea puts a fresh spin on the tale of a villain reformed by spoofing contemporary rhetoric around the communal good: as a "positive role model for the birds I'm going to eat," Bob even coaches a local bird basketball team. Shea's always-striking art has a marvelous lightness here, thanks to the bevy of bird characters and a cheery tropical palette, making for a book that's funny and lovely to look at, too."
    Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • * "Readers will laugh at this funny story... kids will cheer for the heartwarming ending. Appropriately droll illustrations perfectly match the lively shenanigans and depict Bob with a toothy, expressive mug. This is one to devour."
    Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • * “Delightfully mischievous…. Terrifically funny and surprisingly sweet. The splashy illustrations are distinctive and detailed, perfectly suiting the silly tone. Visit Chez Bob with no reservations.”
    Booklist, starred review
  • * "A fabulously fun read-aloud…Readers will come away giggling but will also retain a renewed sense of the importance of kindness and belonging. Laugh-out-loud funny, sweet, and a surefire hit for story time."
    School Library Journal, starred review
  • “Playful details in the art, varied perspectives, and effective page-turns enhance the story’s humor…. From its punny, self-referential appetizer of a title (flip the author’s name) to its sweet ending, Chez Bob offers a story-time feast.” 
    Horn Book
  • "The deadpan humor will be appreciated even by older siblings who just might be glancing over younger shoulders."
    Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
  • "One of the funniest picture books of the year."
    Parents Magazine
  • “Slyly funny in both story and illustration.”
    The Boston Globe

On Sale
Sep 28, 2021
Page Count
40 pages
ISBN-13
9780316483117

Bob Shea

About the Author

Bob Shea has written some of your favorite stories like Chez Bob, Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great and the Dinosaur vs. … series. He lives in Madison, CT and you can visit his website at bobshea.com.

Learn more about this author