When, in 1896, an article in Good Housekeeping offered instructions on grinding your own peanuts, and Table Talk magazine published a recipe for making a peanut butter sandwich, peanut butter began to enter the mainstream. Ben lives in Tacoma, WA with his wife, son and goldendoodle pup.įind out more about Ben at And visit Narwhal and Jelly at their o-fish-al page £6.PB & J is a perennial favorite! These tasty sandwiches are so popular that the average American will eat more than 2,000 by the time they graduate from high school! In the early 1900s, peanut butter was a rare treat, served only in the most upscale New York City tea rooms. When Ben isn’t doodling up stories (and often when he is) he likes to cook, explore outdoors, and play basketball.

Readers ready for underwater goofiness of the non-SpongeBob variety will be eager for more adventures from this duo’ – Publishers Weekly Ben Clanton is the author/illustrator of the NARWHAL AND JELLY early graphic novel series as well as IT CAME IN THE MAIL, VOTE FOR ME!, and REX WRECKS IT. “It’s an imagination book, Jelly!… Narwhal explains. There’s no other word as appropriate for this duo& readers will likely clamour for the next outing’ – Starred Review, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books ‘Bantering dialogue entertains throughout, but the book’s best moment might belong to the third story, when Narwhal lends Jelly his “favourite book in the whole wide water, which is blank…”.

Swimmingly delightful and a guaranteed smile-maker’ – Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews ‘An utterly enchanting start to a series that’s bound to be popular among young readers’ – Starred Review, School Library Journal ‘Geez, Narwhal and Jellyfish are adorable. The incessant charm and unabashed joy should make this an easy sell.

PRAISE FOR Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea: ‘Undersea adventures have never been so darn cute …. Peanut butter! He’s so obsessed he even wants to change his name to … that’s right … Peanut Butter! Ever-sensible Jelly isn’t so sure that’s the best idea, but is all for Narwhal trying new things (instead of just eating waffles all the time, no matter how delicious waffles are). Narwhal and Jelly are back and Narwhal has a new obsession … The perfect first book for young readers, just moving on from picture books, discovering the joys of friendship, working together and the power of imagination. Hilarious and charming.’ – Dav Pilkey, bestselling author of Dogman and Captain Underpants A wonderfully fun highly illustrated/ early graphic novel series for boys and girls of 5+ featuring three short stories about trying new things, favourite foods and accepting who we are.

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