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See moreFrom New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, comes an uproarious early reader series about a mischievous rabbit, a cranky old lady, and a lovable dog.
On rainy days, Jack loves nothing more than playing video games. But when lightning strikes and Jack finds himself trapped inside his favourite game, will he find a way out before it's game over?
Welcome to the laugh-out-loud and irreverent world of Jack Gets Zapped, a new early reader series by the New York Times bestselling and award-winning team of Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli.
Series: A Jack Book
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781761601071
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 September 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 165.0mm
Height: 225.0mm
Weight: 230g
Pages: 80
About the Author
Mac Barnett is a New York Times bestselling author of over 22 childrenβs books, including Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, Just Because, The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse and Circle, as well as the Brixton Brothers mystery series. He lives in Berkeley, California.
Greg Pizzoli is an author, illustrator and screen printer from Philadelphia. His first picture book, The Watermelon Seed, was published by Disney*Hyperion Books and was the 2014 recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. Gregβs work has been featured in The New York Times, Communication Arts, 3Γ3 Magazine and heβs won two Portfolio Honor Awards from the Society of Childrenβs Book Writers and Illustrators. After college, Greg spent two years as a full-time volunteer in AmeriCORPS from 2005-2006. In 2009, he received his MFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he now teaches. Greg lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two unruly cats.
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