{"product_id":"the-human-kaboom-hardcover","title":"The Human Kaboom: 6 Explosively Different Stories with the Same Exact Name! - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Rubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eDragons Love Tacos \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Cream Machine\u003c\/i\u003e returns with another hilarious, irresistible collection of six totally different stories with the same exact name.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam Rubin is back with this companion to \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Cream Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, inviting you into six thrilling new worlds filled with daring and danger, mystery and mayhem--not to mention explosions! In a swanky New York City hotel, a reclusive guest appears to have spontaneously combusted. On a school field trip to a human anatomy museum in space, two kids try to pull off the greatest prank in history. Somewhere on a deserted island, three siblings try to make a life for themselves after the rest of the planet has been decimated by gigantic rock monsters. And then there's the small, quaint fishing town where a boy visiting his sister stumbles across an ancient curse; the traveling circus where a young girl becomes the assistant to a death-defying human cannonball; and the rugged wilderness where one kid with superpowers just can't seem to find some peace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach story is illustrated by a different artist, including Marta Altés, Daniel Gray-Barnett, Rodolfo Montalvo, Daniel Salmieri, Adam de Souza, and Gracey Zhang, with black-and-white artwork that practically explodes off the page. So put on a helmet and hang on tight, because this unpredictable book will blow you away!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Rubin is the author of a dozen critically acclaimed picture books, which have sold more than five million copies combined. They include \u003ci\u003eDragons Love Tacos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHigh Five\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGladys the Magic Chicken\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Secret Pizza Party\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRobo-Sauce\u003c\/i\u003e, the Those Darn Squirrels trilogy, and \u003ci\u003eEl Chupacabras\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Texas Bluebonnet Award. \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e called his #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Cream Machine\u003c\/i\u003e a \"madcap middle grade debut.\" Visit Adam online at adamrubinhasawebsite.com and follow him on Twitter @rubingo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176004751495,"sku":"9780593462393","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6d85a78f39cdaebbb3be7a8807c152b6.webp?v=1733385979","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-human-kaboom-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}