Seven Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the Cafeteria

By: John Grandits, Michael Allen Austin

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Addressing kids' anxiety about unfamiliar situations, this irreverent book lists and explains the rules a kid must follow to survive the perilous world of the school cafeteria. Warnings about the pitfalls lurking in the lunchroom have Kyle imagining and fearing the worst, as the server, the lunch ladies, the cashier, and the menacing big kids become terrifying giant insects in his eyes. Kyle inadvertently breaks every rule but winds up enjoying his lunch—and overcoming his fears.

Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13/EAN: 9780544699519
ISBN-10: 0544699513
Pages: 32
Price: $16.99
Publication Date: 06/27/2017
Carton Quantity: 36
Age(s): 6,7,8,9
Grade(s): 1-4
Reading Level:
- Guided Reading Level O

Author

John Grandits

John Grandits is a book and magazine designer and the author of Technically, It's Not My Fault and Blue Lipstick, award-winning books of concrete poetry, and the picture books Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the School Bus, which received the Texas Bluebonnet Award, and Seven Rules You Absolutely Must Follow If You Want to Survive the Cafeteria. He and his wife, Joanne, live in Red Bank, New Jersey. Visit him online at johngrandits.com.

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Illustrator

Michael Allen Austin

Michael Allen Austin is the award-winning illustrator of several children's books, including Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the School Bus. Publishers Weekly has exclaimed that his illustrations are "wild and wily," and Booklist has called his art "unusual and exuberant." He lives in Atlanta with his wife, Kim, and their sheepdog, Riley. Visit him online at austinillustration.com and on Instagram @michaelallenaustin.

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reviews

"Austin's acrylic, colored pencil, and digital illustrations both wonderfully portray Kyle's every emotion and hysterically show his imagined metaphors . . .Some solid advice about both the cafeteria and life is embedded in this tongue-in-cheek tale." —Kirkus

"The illustrations are particularly effective, artfully transforming various characters into insects in such a way that even the grossest (meat-eating water bugs!) become appealing. Viewers learn along with Kyle that anxiety-inducing situations aren’t always what they seem." —Booklist

Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13/EAN: 9780544699519
ISBN-10: 0544699513
Pages: 32
Price: $16.99
Publication Date: 06/27/2017
Carton Quantity: 36
Age(s): 6,7,8,9
Grade(s): 1-4
Reading Level:
- Guided Reading Level O