100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle - ISBN: 9780525555445
Hardcover
Dragons named Broccoli embark on absurd adventures, a counting catastrophe!

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli

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  • Hardcover

    40 pages

  • Release Date

    11 July 2023

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Summary

“A nonstop dragon party … Irresistible.” -Publishers Weekly

This wacky counting adventure by Geisel Award-winning author David LaRochelle is a hilarious ode to dragons and math, with pitch-perfect art by Lian Cho.

High on a mountain live 100 mighty dragons all named Broccoli. When a tremendous wind blows half the dragons away, ten others sail off to become professional surfers in Hawaii. The oldest and youngest dragons take a train to New York City to start their own heavy met…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780525555445
ISBN-10:0525555447
Author:David LaRochelle, Lian Cho
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Dial
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:40
Release Date:11 July 2023
Weight:593g
Dimensions:287mm x 289mm x 10mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

An Indie Next Pick
A Smithsonian Magazine Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal/Fuse #8 Best Math Book of the Year
An Illinois Monarch Award Master List Pick
A Texas 2x2 List Selection

A Mathical Book Prize Honor
Children’s Book Council Kids Favorites Selection

“Cho’s colorful portrayals offer comedic magic and flair. Readers will be captivated by the antics of each Broccoli, [and the dragons’] quirky expressions will elicit plenty of giggles… . This is one entertaining and silly way to do math.” —Kirkus

“A nonstop dragon party… . Comically specific outcomes and locale shout-outs make a close look of this bustling read irresistible.” —Publishers Weekly

“You can call this a counting book. You can call it a math book. I call it a hilarious, charming and extremely silly book… . Once again, Geisel Award winner David LaRochelle [gives] us a wacky, thoroughly original story … A great addition to any child’s bookshelf.”The Minneapolis StarTribune

“You have never seen a counting book quite like this, because there has never been a counting book quite like this… . David LaRochelle has crafted a book so clever, so utterly silly and absurd, so delightful and so engagingand has been so well abetted by illustrator Lian Chothat kids and adults alike [will] read and reread and delight in the whole thing … [The title concept] makes for an eventual twist ending that readers will not see coming and that gives Cho an opportunity to display amazing illustrative virtuosity.” —InfoDad.com

“An ode to dragons and math … this inventive book is sure to delight kids… . Fantastic.” —Twin Cities Pioneer Press

“Colorful and countable … Humorous details throughout keep the math concepts lively.” —Booklist

About The Author

David LaRochelle

David LaRochelle is the author of many books for children including How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans, The Best Pet of All, and The Haunted Hamburger and Other Ghostly Stories. David lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

Lian Cho has created artwork for Sesame Workshop and the New Yorker, and illustrated several critically acclaimed picture books, including It Began with Lemonade and The Oboe Goes Boom Boom Boom. Lian grew up in Taiwan and New Zealand, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, is a Society of Illustrators Student Competition Finalist, and received the Rhodes Family Award for Achievement in Illustration.

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