Joe Cepeda

God, His wife Irene, His secretary Bruce, and the angel Shaniqua are facing a massive heavenly headache. When God gives snakes a little bit of poison to protect themselves, He never expects them to start biting everything in sight. Suddenly, humans and animals are panicking, scrambling up the ladders that connect earth to heaven, and causing absolute chaos in God's peaceful kingdom. This playful, big-hearted story tackles one of life's quirky questions with absolute delight and silliness. You will laugh out loud as God and His team try to figure out how to restore order, realizing that sometimes the best solutions involve a catchy song and a little bit of dancing. Bursting with vibrant, colorful illustrations, this joyful sequel to What a Truly Cool World offers a brilliantly funny take on creation. It is a warm, imaginative adventure that perfectly balances reverence with uproarious fun.

Creating an entire universe is exhausting work, and God quickly realizes He cannot do it all alone. Even with the earth made, things are looking a little bit plain. It is time to call in the ultimate design team: His wife Irene, His hardworking secretary Bruce, and His absolutely fabulous angel, Shaniqua. Jump in You are instantly transported to a heavenly workshop where designing the world is a massive, colorful group project. Together, this divine team gets to work brainstorming the best ways to spruce up the planet, inventing everything from the greenest grass and the bushiest bushes to the most brilliantly colored butterflies. Why it pulls you in The story is bursting with witty banter and an incredibly fun, imaginative take on creation. The vibrant, folk-art illustrations make every page pop with joy and energy, proving that making something beautiful requires teamwork, a little trial and error, and a lot of heart.

Ricky wants one thing for the Cinco de Mayo class play: the biggest, bushiest mustache in the costume box. Everyone keeps telling him he looks like his mother, but Ricky wants to look like Papi, strong and grown-up and unmistakably himself. He is supposed to leave the mustache at school. Instead, he wears it home, enjoying the way it makes him feel older and more like his father. Then the mustache disappears, and Ricky has to face the scary thought of telling the truth. Big Bushy Mustache is a tender, funny picture book about family resemblance, honesty, school celebrations, and the special bond between a boy and his father.