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    The Smushkins: ABC Zoinks

    Part of The Smushkins

    Author Claudia Rueda
    Illustrated by Claudia Rueda
    Translated by Claudia Rueda
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    $7.99 US
    Candlewick
    7.31"W x 7.56"H x 0.6"D   | 13 oz | 36 per carton
    On sale Mar 03, 2026 | 26 Pages | 9781536236606
    Age 0-3 years | Up to Preschool
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    Who better than the goofy, irresistible Smushkins to act out an alphabet of sounds tailored to toddlers? The ABZs go down easy in a concept book that can’t miss.

    A is for a big-mouthed dog that goes arf. B is for the boing boing boing of three Smushkins riding bouncing balls. Look, there are some Smushkins at the door (ding-dong)! In a Smushkin’s world, crackers are tasty (nom nom), log cars are speedy (vroom), and trampolines are the most fun of all (yippee! yippee!). Spend a busy day with the Smushkins, and you might just find yourself ready for sleep right along with them (zzzzoinks). Claudia Rueda follows her delightful Meet the Smushkins with an aural alphabet featuring a lovable cast of characters toddlers are sure to visit again.
    A strong primer for early ABC learning. . . .
    —School Library Journal

    Rueda’s saturated depictions of her solemn-faced, large-eyed creatures—some clearly identifiable animals, others more ambiguous, but all adorable—will enchant youngsters; fans of the Smushkin series will easily identify their favorite characters with relative ease. . . . An abecedarian delight, perfectly described by its letter “Y”: “Yippee!”
    —Kirkus Reviews
    Claudia Rueda is an author and a New York Times best-selling illustrator of more than thirty picture books for children, including Meet the Smushkins. Her books have been published in the United States, Mexico, and Spain and have been translated into sixteen languages. A Hans Christian Andersen Award nominee and an Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominee, Claudia Rueda is originally from Colombia, where she went to law school and art school and worked as a political cartoonist before studying children’s book illustration at UC Berkeley and receiving a master’s in creative writing from Lesley University. She lives in New York City.
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    Who better than the goofy, irresistible Smushkins to act out an alphabet of sounds tailored to toddlers? The ABZs go down easy in a concept book that can’t miss.

    A is for a big-mouthed dog that goes arf. B is for the boing boing boing of three Smushkins riding bouncing balls. Look, there are some Smushkins at the door (ding-dong)! In a Smushkin’s world, crackers are tasty (nom nom), log cars are speedy (vroom), and trampolines are the most fun of all (yippee! yippee!). Spend a busy day with the Smushkins, and you might just find yourself ready for sleep right along with them (zzzzoinks). Claudia Rueda follows her delightful Meet the Smushkins with an aural alphabet featuring a lovable cast of characters toddlers are sure to visit again.

    Praise

    A strong primer for early ABC learning. . . .
    —School Library Journal

    Rueda’s saturated depictions of her solemn-faced, large-eyed creatures—some clearly identifiable animals, others more ambiguous, but all adorable—will enchant youngsters; fans of the Smushkin series will easily identify their favorite characters with relative ease. . . . An abecedarian delight, perfectly described by its letter “Y”: “Yippee!”
    —Kirkus Reviews

    Author

    Claudia Rueda is an author and a New York Times best-selling illustrator of more than thirty picture books for children, including Meet the Smushkins. Her books have been published in the United States, Mexico, and Spain and have been translated into sixteen languages. A Hans Christian Andersen Award nominee and an Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominee, Claudia Rueda is originally from Colombia, where she went to law school and art school and worked as a political cartoonist before studying children’s book illustration at UC Berkeley and receiving a master’s in creative writing from Lesley University. She lives in New York City.
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