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    Sam with Ants in His Pants

    Author April Reynolds
    Illustrated by Katie Kordesh
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    RH Childrens Books | Anne Schwartz Books
    On sale Jun 20, 2023 | 40 Pages | 9780593564608
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    This ferociously fun read-aloud--perfect for bedtime or anytime--begins with a can't-settle-down boy who spends his naptime with wild animals that have leapt off the pages of his favorite book, and ends with a sleepy boy all played out!

    Sam is not ready for naptime. Momma says he has ants in his pants and that he must calm down, but Sam says "NOOOOOO!" and flies off to his bedroom. He flips open his favorite book--African Wildlife--and out jumps a herd of gazelles...followed by a pride of lions...and then a zeal of zebras. And that's just the beginning! How can Sam ever be expected to take a nap?!

    Amidst all the jumping and stalking and striding and prowling comes a sound louder than any other-- GRROOWWL! It's Sam's tummy, and it scares those ants right out of his pants. It must be time for a snack. But after such a wild day, how can Sam ever be expected to stay awake?!
    © Beowulf Sheehan
    APRIL REYNOLDS is the author of the novel Knee-Deep in Wonder, which won the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation Award and the PEN American Center: Beyond Margins Award. She co-wrote The Red Rooster Cookbook with Marcus Samuelson and is co-editor, with Henry Louis Gates Jr., of The Toni Morrison Reader and The Zora Neale Hurston Reader. Reynolds has taught creative writing at New York University and the 92nd Street Y, and currently teaches at Sarah Lawrence College. A former resident of East Harlem, she now lives in Astoria, Queens. View titles by April Reynolds
    Katie Kordesh is an award-winning illustrator who currently works as a social media illustrator for the NFL. In 2019, she received an Emmy for Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage as an associate producer on the NFL 100 Campaign. Katie also works as a freelance illustrator for the Seattle Seahawks. Sam with Ants in His Pants is her debut picture book. View titles by Katie Kordesh
    "Wild animal aficionados should find enough to keep them purring in this double debut about a wild adventure come home." —Publishers Weekly

    "Clever, immersive fun." —Kirkus Reviews
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    This ferociously fun read-aloud--perfect for bedtime or anytime--begins with a can't-settle-down boy who spends his naptime with wild animals that have leapt off the pages of his favorite book, and ends with a sleepy boy all played out!

    Sam is not ready for naptime. Momma says he has ants in his pants and that he must calm down, but Sam says "NOOOOOO!" and flies off to his bedroom. He flips open his favorite book--African Wildlife--and out jumps a herd of gazelles...followed by a pride of lions...and then a zeal of zebras. And that's just the beginning! How can Sam ever be expected to take a nap?!

    Amidst all the jumping and stalking and striding and prowling comes a sound louder than any other-- GRROOWWL! It's Sam's tummy, and it scares those ants right out of his pants. It must be time for a snack. But after such a wild day, how can Sam ever be expected to stay awake?!

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    © Beowulf Sheehan
    APRIL REYNOLDS is the author of the novel Knee-Deep in Wonder, which won the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation Award and the PEN American Center: Beyond Margins Award. She co-wrote The Red Rooster Cookbook with Marcus Samuelson and is co-editor, with Henry Louis Gates Jr., of The Toni Morrison Reader and The Zora Neale Hurston Reader. Reynolds has taught creative writing at New York University and the 92nd Street Y, and currently teaches at Sarah Lawrence College. A former resident of East Harlem, she now lives in Astoria, Queens. View titles by April Reynolds
    Katie Kordesh is an award-winning illustrator who currently works as a social media illustrator for the NFL. In 2019, she received an Emmy for Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage as an associate producer on the NFL 100 Campaign. Katie also works as a freelance illustrator for the Seattle Seahawks. Sam with Ants in His Pants is her debut picture book. View titles by Katie Kordesh

    Praise

    "Wild animal aficionados should find enough to keep them purring in this double debut about a wild adventure come home." —Publishers Weekly

    "Clever, immersive fun." —Kirkus Reviews

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