Author Profile
Meg Rosoff
2 Books
Meg Rosoff is an American-born writer based in London who writes novels for young adults, children's books, and picture books. She debuted with the dystopian young adult novel How I Live Now, which won the Printz Award. Her other published titles include the coming-of-age story Just in Case and the humorous McTavish series for younger readers. Her stories often blend sharp humor, emotional honesty, and surprising turns to explore the complexities of growing up.
Jumpy Jack is a snail with one very big worry: monsters. Luckily, his friend Googily is always ready to check behind things, under things, and around things to prove that no monsters are nearby.
But Googily himself is a little unusual. He may be blue. He may have hairy eyebrows and pointy teeth. And he may look exactly like the kind of creature Jumpy Jack is trying so hard not to meet.
Playful, clever, and full of gentle suspense, Jumpy Jack and Googily is a funny picture book about fear, friendship, and the surprises we miss when we judge too quickly. Young readers will enjoy being in on the joke while watching two very different friends take care of each other.
6-8 Years
32 Pages
Boris, Morris, Horace, and Doris are back, and they are just as rude, bossy, greedy, and smelly as ever. This time, they are hungry too, which is terrible news for any kitchen nearby.
When the wild boars decide to cook, ordinary manners are not on the menu. Doris has found a recipe, the others are ready to help in their own dreadful way, and the result is a Massive Pudding that sounds more disgusting with every ingredient.
Wild Boars Cook is a gleefully silly picture book for readers who love bad behavior, gross-out humor, and animals making a magnificent mess. With lively illustrations and outrageous comedy, it turns cooking into a delightfully chaotic disaster.
6-8 Years
40 Pages
