{"product_id":"zip-zap-wickety-wack-a-story-about-sharing","title":"Zip Zap Wickety Wack: A Story about Sharing","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDelightfully deadpan entertainment.\n\u003cbr\u003e--The New York Times \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMr. Diffee's artwork--all elegant, retro lines and jaunty patches of pastel--and wisecracking dialogue give these creamy pages a wonderful sense of buoyancy. . . . [A] humorous and humane read-aloud for children ages 4-8.\n\u003cbr\u003e--The Wall Street Journal \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiffee, a New Yorker cartoonist, sets a deceptively bucolic scene for this preposterous showdown that makes for a raucous read-aloud.\n\u003cbr\u003e--The Washington Post \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWax and pleasingly shaded colored pencil art on tawny pages features deftly expressive animals. . . . The characters' nonchalant rapport is well conveyed, with text rendered in a clean serif font of varying scale for added visual oomph.Clever humor and a fresh take on a seemingly familiar scene make this a widely appealing, expertly paced, and wonderfully silly read-aloud. Unexpected and delightfully absurd.\n\u003cbr\u003e--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn amusing kind of logic brings humor to the book's peaceful conclusion.\n\u003cbr\u003e--Publishers Weekly \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiffee offers a book that will delight children and caregivers alike. . . .Working well as both a read-aloud and for one-to-one experiences, this purchase is for collections needing wry humor and a funny treat for all to enjoy.\n\u003cbr\u003e--School Library Journal \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe moral is delivered in a way that will make young readers think about the merits of sharing, rather than feel like they're getting a lecture. Zip Zap Wickety Wack is sure to quickly become a go-to title for any adults faced with kids struggling to share.\n\u003cbr\u003e--Booklist \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLovely colored-pencil illustrations add warmth to Zip Zap Wickety Wack's wonderfully witty case for finding compromise. Never has a primer about farm animal sounds gone off the rails in such a delightfully engaging way.\n\u003cbr\u003e--BookPage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMatthew Diffee \u003c\/b\u003ehas been contributing cartoons to \n\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 1999. His work has also appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and\n\u003ci\u003e Texas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of three volumes of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Rejection Collection: Cartoons You Never Saw and Never Will See in The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and has also worked as a freelance illustrator. Diffee is a recipient of the Silver Reuben Award for gag cartooning, and was recently named Chairman of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society. He grew up in Texas, and now lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003ecartoonist Matthew Diffee makes his children's book debut with this laugh-out-loud twist on the classic animal sound book. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of the Year! \u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Children's Book of the Year\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe cow says \"moo.\" The horse says \"neigh.\" Everyone can agree on these. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the sheep says \"baa,\" the goat cuts in. The goat also says \"baa.\" Now what? No one wants to share their sound! \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sheep has an idea--he'll just say something no one's ever said before: \"zip zap wickety wack bing bang walla balla flip flap yackety yack.\" But an otherworldly visitor shows up to lay claim to this sound, too--and the alien doesn't want to share his identity either. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the alien proposes a radical new way forward, the sheep and the goat find a compromise--and it may sound familiar to adult readers . . . \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist Matthew Diffee's hilarious wit will be an immediate hit with young readers in his first picture book. Sure to inspire boisterous read-alouds and threaded with a sneaky message about sharing, \n\u003ci\u003eZip Zap Wickety Wack\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire new nonsense and new values in homes, classrooms, and farmyards around the world. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/26\/2025 (EAN 9780823458714, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2025 (EAN 9780823458714, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2025 pg. 67 (EAN 9780823458714, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 (EAN 9780823458714, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diffee, Matthew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neal Porter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-09-30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Juvenile Fiction \/ Humorous Stories|Juvenile Fiction \/ Animals \/ Farm Animals|Juvenile Fiction \/ Science Fiction \/ Alien Contact\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Humorous fiction|Domestic animals|Animal sounds|Sharing|Humorous stories|Animal fiction|Picture books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.0 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823458714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780823458714\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52940969378073,"sku":"SP-9780823458714","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780823458714_spiral.png?v=1785914160","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/zip-zap-wickety-wack-a-story-about-sharing","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}