Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein, illus. by Pett. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4022-5544-1
In their children’s book debut, Rubinstein and cartoonist Pett (the Lucky Cow comic strip) introduce Beatrice, a guarded elementary schooler who has yet to make a mistake, earning her town-wide fame. Leaving the house for school, Beatrice is swarmed
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Mark Pett. Simon & Schuster, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4424-5123-0
In Pett’s wordless, somber story, a curly-headed boy’s cherished toy airplane lands on the roof; to retrieve it, he plants a tree next to the shed and waits decades until it grows sturdy enough for him to climb. Time-lapse drawings show the boy...
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Mark Pett. Simon & Schuster, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4424-8319-4
As in The Boy and the Airplane, Pett’s sepia-tinted drawings draw little attention to themselves in this companion book, quietly supporting his wordless story in a way that allows it to unfold smoothly. The girl of the title, often seen with her...
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Mark Pett. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-4424-8321-7
Curly-haired, brown-skinned Leonard finds a large egg in Central Park, takes it home, and plays with it, all with an air of quiet wonder. When a lizardlike creature busts forth from the egg, he names it—naturally—Buster. “Leonard couldn’t wait to...
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