Cranky Needs Help
About this ebook
The second Level 2 I Can Read in the Indie Bestselling Cranky & Friends series by Phuc Tran and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald!
Cranky's fingers are broken! He's never been to the mechanic before, and he doesn't want to go now. But when his injuries get in the way of the boardwalk the crew is building, it just might be time for Cranky to face his fears...
This Level 2 I Can Read is:
- Perfect for Developing Readers: The longer sentences and language play are proven to help kids who read on their own but still need a little help take their next steps toward success.
- Perfect for Summer Reading: Cranky and the crew are building a boardwalk at the beach!
- A Truckload of Social Emotional Learning: Cranky shows young readers how to navigate fear, new experiences, and going to the doctor for the first time in a subtle, implicit way that's funny, fresh, and engaging.
- From the Popular Series: Don’t miss Cranky & Friends in the picture books Cranky, Cranky Makes a Friend, and A Very Cranky Christmas as well as the I Can Read, Cranky versus the Cat.
- Illustrated by the Creator of the Food Group: #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald of The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, and more brings his signature humor to the construction site in this series.
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About the author
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 children’s 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.
