Hold your breath while Jack B. Ninja dodges, leaps, and evades capture in this fantastical rhyming story from author Tim McCanna and award-winning illustrator Stephen Savage!Jack B. Ninja! Jack, be quick! Jack, jump over the bamboo stick! Secret mission starts tonight. Hide in shadow, out of sight.In this imaginative ninja fantasy inspired by the classic nursery rhyme Jack Be Nimble, cheer on Jack as he sneaks over castle walls, swims through hidden tunnels, and uncovers a secret treasure – all while avoiding detection. But when Jack unwittingly springs a trap in the middle of his mission, will he be able to use his ninja skills to escape the bandits and make it back home?A sneaky rhyming reverie with a surprise one-two punch ending from Bitty Bot author Tim McCanna and illustrator and Geisel Honor recipient Stephen Savage!
Tim McCanna is the author of Bitty Bot, Bitty Bot’s Big Beach Getaway, and Watersong, which was called a “joyful, gorgeous book” by Booklist. When he’s not writing books for children, Tim enjoys volunteering for SCBWI and taking trips to the beach. Tim has worked in advertising, written musicals, and played accordion in several bands before becoming a children’s book author. He lives in San Jose, California, with his wife and two kids. Visit him at TimMcCanna.com.
Stephen Savage is the illustrator of the New York Times–bestselling picture book Polar Bear Night, also named a New YorkTimes Best Illustrated children’s book. He is also the creator of Little Tug, which School Library Journal called “petite butpowerful”; Supertruck, which earned six starred reviews and a Geisel Honor; Mixed-Up Truck; and Little Plane Learns to Write. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.
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