Mac Barnett is the New York Times-bestselling author of many children's books, including the New York Times bestseller The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse; the Caldecott Honor Book and E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winner Sam and Dave Dig a Hole; and the Caldecott Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winner Extra Yarn. He is also the coauthor of the bestselling Terrible Two series with Jory John, and the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their bestselling Shapes Trilogy. Mac lives in Oakland, California.

Shawn Harris is an award-winning creator of books for kids. His authorial debut, Have You Ever Seen a Flower, was called a "stunning tour de force..." by The New York Times, and was the recipient of a Caldecott Honor. His picture book The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn received two starred reviews. Harris has illustrated a number of other books, including The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers, which won a Newbery Medal, and A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett, which received the Bull-Bransom Award for excellence in the field of children's book illustration with a focus on nature and wildlife. Shawn lives in Northern California, where he also likes to write songs, surf, and play racquetball.

★ "Stock up well on this sure-fire crowd-pleaser, and brace yourself for a local evolution of language." --Booklist, starred review

"Ideal for reading aloud at storytime....It doesn't take a fortune teller to predict the laughter that will emanate from this world of tomorrow." --Kirkus Reviews

"An earnest first learning book that's rendered in electric colors....it's a solemnly silly look at social norms--and the authorities who decide them." --Publishers Weekly

"Two award-winning authors make for an explosive combination in this crowd-pleasingly zany story that is sure to be a story hour hit." --School Library Journal

"Barnett's expert comedic pacing brings the silliness to another dimension....the visual humor has plenty of sly moments, sure to be appreciated on repeat visits....The future is weird; buckle up." --The Horn Book

"This silly book is sure to have kids screeching with laughter in a storytime....The book as a whole pokes gentle fun at both current society and sci-fi media that relies too heavily on fictional, incomprehensible neologisms." --The Bulletin

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Pub date: 2026-03-03

Length: 40 pages