Meet Tina and Tuck - two unlikely friends ready for
adventure! The first in a fun, full-colour series for 6+ children, ideal for
readers moving from picture books to chapter stories.
Tina lives at Boone Elementary and LOVES listening in to Ms Pigeon’s
lessons and seeing all the kids having fun with their friends. She just wishes
she had a real friend of her own.
Then Ms Pigeon announces that a new class pet is arriving
and Tina wonders if her wish might come true.
Tuck is a ball of energy with a knack for causing chaos and the
opposite of who Tina expected. She’s sure he’s going to be nothing but TROUBLE!
Then Boone Elementary is faced with closure and Tina and Tuck decide to work
together to find an ancient treasure that’s rumoured to be hidden somewhere in
the school – can these two unlikely allies save the school before it’s too
late?!
'Heartwarming and hilarious!' Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of The
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
About the Author
During his years as a publisher, Jess Brailler became known
for breaking rules and launching bestsellers. Under his creative guidance,
the Planet Dexter imprint produced a string of hits including
the New York Times bestselling Grossology and
its sequels. Linking storytelling and gaming literacy, he launched the world’s
largest kids’ site, Poptropica, and digitally published Jeff
Kinney’s phenomenal Diary of a Wimpy Kid.Jess is the author of over
thirty books including Who Was Albert Einstein? (NYT
bestseller) and Tess’s Tree (illustrated by Peter H Reynolds).
Jess is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) and Boston University
(M.S.).
As an illustrator in both New York and Los Angeles, Jack Keely's projects have
included over thirty books for kids. The characters he created for the
bestselling Grossology series have come to life in an animated
film and in a video game, and as robotic performers in the record breaking
international Grossology museum exhibitions. Jack is a
graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (BFA) and Cranbrook Academy of Art
(MFA) and has taught illustration and graphic design at several universities.
