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In a return to his classic style, bestselling and award-winning artist Patrick McDonnell uses the ABC´s to tell a hilarious, high-energy alphabetical adventure.

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From New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott Honor recipient Patrick McDonnell comes an exciting take on the alphabet book, for everyone who has ever wondered what´s just beyond the front door.

It starts with an ALLIGATOR and a BEAR chasing a CAT. When a DRAGON (and a chicken and an egg!) join in pursuit, things start to get REALLY interesting. A wild and wacky chase through snow and ice, and to jungles and over mountaintops, leads the whole crew to a wonderful realization: They´re better off as friends.

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Praise for The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC´s (the Hard Way):
A New York Times Notable Children´s Book of 2017
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2017
An Amazon Best Book of the Month (September 2017)
School Library Journal´s Best Picture Books of 2017
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Books of the Year 2017
Huffington Post´s Best Picture Books of 2017
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of 2017
A Nerdies 2017 Selection
ALA-ALSC Notable Books for Children List 2018

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Patrick McDonnell is the author and illustrator of Tek: The Modern Cave Boy , Thank You and Good Night , A Perfectly Messed-Up Story , The Monsters´ Monster , and Me...Jane , a Caldecott Honor Book. He is also the creator of the internationally syndicated comic strip Mutts, which inspired his picture books The Gift of Nothing , Hug Time , and others. He lives in New Jersey.

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Patrick McDonnell is the author and illustrator of Tek: The Modern Cave Boy, Thank You and Good Night, A Perfectly Messed-Up Story, The Monsters´ Monster, and Me...Jane, a Caldecott Honor Book. He is also the creator of the internationally syndicated comic strip Mutts, which inspired his picture books The Gift of Nothing, Hug Time, and others. He lives in New Jersey.

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