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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Bill Cotter
A delightful new entry in the Don't Push the Button board book series which has sold more than 1.5 million copies
Larry the lovable monster from the USA Today bestseller…
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"When Larry the monster turns into a chicken, he asks the reader to help him change back to normal."--
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Having spent most of his life medicated, electroshocked, and institutionalized, Jerome Coe finds himself homeless on the coldest night of the century - and so, with nowhere else to go…
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After enduring 10 harrowing years of the Great Depression, visitors to the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair found welcome relief in the fair’s optimistic presentation of the World of Tomorrow…
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In 1984, the city of New Orleans hosted the last world’s fair held in the United States. Conceived as part of an ambitious effort to revitalize a dilapidated section of…
The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) was a massive undertaking. The city of San Francisco had long looked for a site for a new airport to service the Pacific market…
These mailable vintage-photograph postcards showcase the massive undertaking of the Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE). The city of San Francisco had long looked for a site for a new airport…
It took six years and cost $100 million, but on May 27, 1933, the gates swung open on the biggest birthday party the city of Chicago had ever seen. The…
In the late 1950s, Seattle’s civic and business leaders were worried about the city losing its dominant position as a trading partner with the lucrative Pacific Rim nations. Interested in…
In the late 1960s, Spokane’s civic leaders were desperately looking for a way to revitalize a large section of downtown, especially a motley collection of little-used railroad lines and polluted…
Spokane's Expo '74 boasts a rich history. In this collection of fifteen vintage-photograph postcards, Bill Cotter explores the fair's past.
En 1967, le Canada fetait le centieme anniversaire de son existence avec une fete spectaculaire, et tout le monde a ete invite. L'Expo 67 de Montreal etait la premiere exposition…
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To mark the 100th anniversary of the citys founding and the arrival of the first trans-Canada train, Vancouvers political and business leaders invited the whole world to participate in the…
When the United States entered the 1960s, the nation was swept up in the Space Race as the United States and the Soviet Union competed for supremacy in rocket and…
Age range 0 to 3 Don’t miss the newest board book in this bestselling series. It’s almost Easter and Larry can’t wait, so whatever you do…DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON!
Told in the style of the counting rhyme Five Little Monkeys, one by one the little monsters jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads.
In 1967, Canada celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding with a spectacular party, and the whole world was invited. Montreal’s Expo 67 was the first world’s fair held in…
Ages 0 to 3 years A holiday companion to Don’t Push the Button! It’s almost Christmas and Santa is coming, so whatever you do - DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON!! Well…
Larry the monster knows he must not open his Christmas present, but with the reader’s help, he just might learn what’s inside.
Falling in between the dark days of the Great Depression and World War II, the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair offered a refreshing prediction for the World of Tomorrow. There…
Angie Bigelow has won the jackpot: a $324 million lottery ticket. How will she spend the money? Will she share it with the father of her children, dissolute Dean Lee…
Larry is a lovable monster (if a bit too curious) and the star of this hilarious, interactive picture book debut
The playful interactivity encourages kids to roar like a dinosaur, do a wiggly dance, and actively engage with the story for a fun-filled reading experience. A great read aloud that…
Bill Cotter,Bill Cotter
I know what you’re thinking: this is a pretty cool-looking book. But… Don’t Touch This Book! Don’t even try it, bub. See my picture on the front? That means only…
A reluctant monster allows the reader to play with his book.
Go trick-or-treating with Larry in the hilarious Halloween edition of the USA Today bestseller Don’t Push the Button!
Larry the monster is up to his usual monkey-business, but this time he brought his monster friends in this new lovable story from USA Today bestselling author, Bill Cotter!
Go on a festive and fun-filled adventure with Larry in the hilarious holiday edition of the USA Today bestselling series, Don’t Push the Button, which has sold over 500,000 copies!
In the late 1960s, Spokane s civic leaders were desperately looking for a way to revitalize a large section of downtown, especially a motley collection of little-used railroad lines and…
The only rule in Larry’s book is that the reader not push the button, but when no one is looking, it may be irresistible.
There’s only one rule in Larry’s book: don’t push the button.
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Larry the monster knows he should not push the button but cannot resist one tap, which makes him so sleepy he needs the reader’s help to get ready for bed.
While the elves are looking the other way, the reader is encouraged to push the button, shake the book, and more despite the risk of getting on Santa’s naughty list.
Approaching a scary house while treat-or-treating, a reluctant monster warns readers not to ring the doorbell or the monsters that live there may gobble them up.
Bill Cotter,Bill Young
Advertised as the Billion-Dollar Fair, the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair transformed a sleepy park in the borough of Queens into a fantasy world enjoyed by more than 51 million…
When the gates of the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair swung open on April 24, 1964, the first of more than 51 million lucky visitors entered, ready to witness the…
Bill Young,Bill Cotter
The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair was the largest international exhibition ever built in the United States. More than one hundred fifty pavilions and exhibits spread over six hundred forty-six…
