{"product_id":"zip-zap-wickety-wack-a-story-about-sharing-hardcover","title":"Zip Zap Wickety Wack: A Story about Sharing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Diffee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003ecartoonist Matthew Diffee makes his children's book debut with this laugh-out-loud twist on the classic animal sound book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe cow says \"moo.\" The horse says \"neigh.\" Everyone can agree on these. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the sheep says \"baa,\" the goat cuts in. The goat also says \"baa.\" Now what? No one wants to share their sound! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sheep has an idea--he'll just say something no one's ever said before: \"zip zap wickety wack bing bang walla balla flip flap yackety yack.\" But an otherworldly visitor shows up to lay claim to this sound, too--and the alien doesn't want to share his identity either. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the alien proposes a radical new way forward, the sheep and the goat find a compromise--and it may sound familiar to adult readers . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist Matthew Diffee's hilarious wit will be an immediate hit with young readers in his first picture book. Sure to inspire boisterous read-alouds and threaded with a sneaky message about sharing, \u003ci\u003eZip Zap Wickety Wack\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire new nonsense and new values in homes, classrooms, and farmyards around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Diffee \u003c\/b\u003ehas been contributing cartoons to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 1999. His work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Texas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of three volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Rejection Collection: Cartoons You Never Saw and Never Will See in The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and has also worked as a freelance illustrator. Diffee is a recipient of the Silver Reuben Award for gag cartooning, and was recently named Chairman of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society. He grew up in Texas, and now lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.1 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52666908311859,"sku":"9780823458714","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/O5DgD7bKM79780823458714.webp?v=1762779180","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/zip-zap-wickety-wack-a-story-about-sharing-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}