Mud! by sales-abramsbooks

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is a children’s author and songwriter. She developed her mud pie making skills at a very young age and now passes this knowledge on to her four sons as they explore the outdoors surrounding their home in rural Idaho. Her previous works include two board books, 10 Little Tractors and

Serve the specials of the day In your mucky mud café. PIes and donuts, squishy stew. Decorate a cake or twO. Just make sure you never chew it. You’ll regret it If you do It!

10 Little Excavators, and There Is Joy,

Gloopy, gloppy, gOrgeOus mud. OOzy, smoozy, soupy mud. Stomp it, poke it, squeeze it, whack It, Pack It intO bricks and stack it!

a children’s album. Visit her online at anniebailey.com.

Mud!

is the illustrator of Small World by Ishta Mercurio and Little Pea, Little Hoot, and Little Oink by Amy

This exuberant picture book is an ode to outdoor play, siblings . . . and MUD!

Krouse Rosenthal, among other books

Annie Bailey’s rhyming text is full of

for young readers. She also creates fine

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art, with a focus on the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Jen lives in Providence, Rhode Island. Learn more about her at jencorace.com.

onomatopoeia, alliteration, and humor, encouraging young readers to jump into nature—literally!—with both feet. Jen Corace’s energetic watercolor illustrations capture all the joy and

imagination of a brother and sister

making the most of a muddy day.

JACKET DESIGN BY HEATHER KELLY

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squishhhh squashhhh . . .

To Laddie Cat. Miss you. —A.B. For my sister, Tracy, who absolutely tried to convince me to try a mud pie she made. Love you. —J.C. The art for this book was created with gouache, ink, and colored pencil on Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper. Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for and may be obtained from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-1-4197-5097-7 Text © 2022 Annie Bailey Illustrations © 2022 Jen Corace Book design by Hana Anouk Nakamura and Heather Kelly Published in 2022 by Abrams Appleseed, an imprint of ABRAMS. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Abrams Appleseed® is a registered trademark of Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Printed and bound in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For bulk discount inquiries, contact specialsales@abramsbooks.com.

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Gloopy, gloppy, gorgeous mud. Oozy, smoozy, soupy mud.

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Stomp it, poke it, squeeze it, whack it, pack it into bricks and stack it.

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Heave it high and watch it splat. Throw it at your sleeping cat?

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No! No! Not the cat! Never EVER at the cat.

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Serve the specials of the day in your mucky mud cafe.

Pies and donuts, squishy stew. Decorate a cake or two.

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Just make sure you never chew it. You’ll regret it if you do it.

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When you tire of your cooking and you’re sure that no one’s looking . . .

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Whoosh! Smash! Ack! Bash!

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Fwump! Clash! Yikes! Crash!

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Little sis has perfect aim?! Not for resale, duplication, or Time to play a reposting. different game! Please do not quote without

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Paint a portrait of your cat. Sculpt a hairdo or a hat. Dig a murky, marshy lake. Slither through it like a snake.

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Make an angel, slip and slide, jump and roll and swim and glide . . .

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“Dinner’s ready. Come and get it! Hurry, kiddos!”

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“Wait a minute . . .” Mother jumps behind the screen. “Don’t come in until you’re clean!”

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Grab the hose and let it fly. Water diamonds in the sky!

Blurble, squirble, blop and glop.

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Scrub-a-dub—all clean again! Time to go inside.

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But then . . .

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Drip drop splish splosh squish squash squishhhh squashhhh . . .

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