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by Ame Dyckman (Author), Scott Magoon (Illustrator)
From bestselling author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Scott Magoon comes the laugh-out-loud story about a Misunderstood Shark who just wants to show the world who he really is...
Every beachgoer knows that there's nothing more terrifying than a... SHARRRK But this shark is just misunderstood, or is he? In a wholly original, sidesplittingly funny story, New York Times bestselling author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Scott Magoon take this perennial theme and turn it on its (hammer)head with a brand-new cheeky character. The filming of an underwater TV show goes awry when the crew gets interrupted by a... SHARRRK Poor Shark, he wasn't trying to scare them, he's just misunderstood Then he's accused of trying to eat a fish. Will Shark ever catch a break? After all, he wasn't going to eat the fish, he was just showing it his new tooth Or was he? Explosively funny, extraordinarily clever, and even full of fun shark facts, this surprisingly endearing story gets to the heart of what it feels like to be misunderstood by the people around you. With a surprise twist ending, our Misunderstood Shark will have kids rolling with laughterFront Jacket
Some people think there's nothing more terrifying than a SHARK! But are sharks really that scary, or are they just misunderstood?
New York Times bestselling author Ame Dyckman and bestselling illustrator Scott Magoon invite you to decide inAuthor Biography
Ame Dyckman is the award-winning author of several picture books, including Misunderstood Shark and Misunderstood Shark: Friends Don't Eat Friends, illustrated by Scott Magoon; Boy + Bot, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino; Tea Party Rules, illustrated by K. G. Campbell; Wolfie the Bunny (a New York Times bestseller) and Horrible Bear!, illustrated by Zachariah OHora; and You Don't Want a Unicorn! illustrated by Liz Climo. Ame lives in central New Jersey with her family, and, of course, the characters from her stories.
Scott Magoon grew up in New England, and still lives in Boston with his family. He's an art director, designer, and illustrator, and he loves making books for kids. He's the illustrator of the bestselling Nuts series with author Eric Litwin; Spoon and Chopsticks, both written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal; and I Will Not Eat You by author Adam Lehrhaupt. He's also written and illustrated Breathe and The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot.
