Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates

Illustrated by Abhi Alwar
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$18.99 US
On sale Nov 02, 2021 | 40 Pages | 978-0-593-32423-3
Two hamster roommates with wildly different personalities crammed in one cage--what could go wrong in this hilarious story about introverts versus extroverts?

It's been two hundred and five days since Henry has had peace. That's because it's been two hundred and five days since Marvin has come to live with him. Marvin, who loves to talk in the tunnels, talk while they're eating, talk while they're running. Marvin, who drives Henry up the cage walls. But when Henry finally loses his cool and gets exactly what he wanted, both hamsters have to figure out a way to live together and work through their communication mishaps.
Cheryl B. Klein is the editorial director at Lee & Low Books. She was formerly the executive editor at Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Inc., where she edited a wide array of popular and award-winning titles. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Cheryl Klein
Abhi Alwar is the illustrator of Megan Wagner Lloyd's Super Pancake, as well as Cheryl Klein's picture book, Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates. Publishers Weekly praised the latter in a starred review, noting "readers should get a tickle out of [Alwar's] compositions." Abhi aims to tell absurd and silly stories through comics and picture books. She lives in NYC. View titles by Abhi Alwar

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Two hamster roommates with wildly different personalities crammed in one cage--what could go wrong in this hilarious story about introverts versus extroverts?

It's been two hundred and five days since Henry has had peace. That's because it's been two hundred and five days since Marvin has come to live with him. Marvin, who loves to talk in the tunnels, talk while they're eating, talk while they're running. Marvin, who drives Henry up the cage walls. But when Henry finally loses his cool and gets exactly what he wanted, both hamsters have to figure out a way to live together and work through their communication mishaps.

Author

Cheryl B. Klein is the editorial director at Lee & Low Books. She was formerly the executive editor at Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Inc., where she edited a wide array of popular and award-winning titles. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Cheryl Klein
Abhi Alwar is the illustrator of Megan Wagner Lloyd's Super Pancake, as well as Cheryl Klein's picture book, Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates. Publishers Weekly praised the latter in a starred review, noting "readers should get a tickle out of [Alwar's] compositions." Abhi aims to tell absurd and silly stories through comics and picture books. She lives in NYC. View titles by Abhi Alwar

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