"Trans Cranky & Friends series is perfect for readers [ who love construction equipment like cranes, dump trucks, and cement trucks]." --School Library Journal The first Level 2 I Can Read in the Indie Bestselling Cranky & Friends series by Phuc Tran and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald!
There's trouble at Sandbox Hills! A cat is causing mayhem as Cranky and the crew are building a new playground, and Cranky is feeling, well, cranky. Will an unexpected new friendship help Cranky cool down and get back to work?
Find out in this Level 2 I Can Read! book featuring an engaging story, longer sentences, and language play perfect for developing readers.
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Mischief and mayhem abound where sly cats are involved. Holy chisels, this is fun! Kirkus
This level 2 beginning reader uses compound sentences and less repetition, allowing youngsters to flex their reading skills with more challenging text. Kids will identify with Crankys feelings and technique for managing them. A fun social-emotional offering that doesn't feel like a lesson. Booklist
This story is about problem-solving, sharing, working with friends, and making new ones. This book will be in demand by youngsters who love construction equipment like cranes, dump trucks, and cement trucks, and are eager for more picture books about them. Trans Cranky & Friends series is perfect for those readers. School Library Journal
Phuc Tran is an award-winning writer, tattooer, and Latin teacher (for which he has won no awards). Lots of things make Phuc cranky: being too cold, being too hot, staying up too late, getting up really early, wearing baggy socks, eating jaggedy cereal for breakfast. Cranky was his first childrens book. His memoir, Sigh, Gone, received the New England Book Award and the Maine Literary Award and was named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, Audible, and others. Phuc lives in Portland, Maine, with his wife (who is rarely cranky) and his two daughters (who are sometimes cranky). Phuc is pronounced like Luke but with an F. Learn more at phucskywalker.com.
Pete Oswald is an artist, picture book creator, and production designer. Pete is the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Food Group series by Jory John and the Cranky series by Phuc Tran as well as many other picture books. When Pete is not working on books, he is helping to uplift many of the most successful animated franchises as a character designer, concept artist, and production designer. Pete lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and three sons.
