Product Description
Tuck and Tina 1
Author: Jess Brallier • Illustrator: Jack Keely
Format: Paperback
Recommended for ages 5+
Meet Tina and Tuck - two unlikely friends ready for adventure! The first in a fun, full-colour series for 6+ children, ideal for readers moving from picture books to chapter stories.
Tina lives at Boone Elementary and LOVES listening in to Ms Pigeon's lessons and seeing all the kids having fun with their friends. She just wishes she had a real friend of her own.
Then Ms Pigeon announces that a new class pet is arriving and Tina wonders if her wish might come true.
Tuck is a ball of energy with a knack for causing chaos and the opposite of who Tina expected. She's sure he's going to be nothing but TROUBLE!
Then Boone Elementary is faced with closure and Tina and Tuck decide to work together to find an ancient treasure that's rumoured to be hidden somewhere in the school - can these two unlikely allies save the school before it's too late?!
'Heartwarming and hilarious!' Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid
About the Author
During his years as a publisher, Jess Brailler became known for breaking rules and launching bestsellers. Under his creative guidance, the Planet Dexter imprint produced a string of hits including the New York Times bestselling Grossology and its sequels. Linking storytelling and gaming literacy, he launched the world’s largest kids’ site, Poptropica, and digitally published Jeff Kinney’s phenomenal Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Jess is the author of over thirty books including Who Was Albert Einstein? (NYT bestseller) and Tess’s Tree (illustrated by Peter H Reynolds). Jess is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) and Boston University (M.S.).
About the Illustrator
As an illustrator in both New York and Los Angeles, Jack Keely's projects have included over thirty books for kids. The characters he created for the bestselling Grossology series have come to life in an animated film and in a video game, and as robotic performers in the record breaking international Grossology museum exhibitions. Jack is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (BFA) and Cranbrook Academy of Art (MFA) and has taught illustration and graphic design at several universities.
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