The creator of the award-winning app Scruffy Kitty, Michael Slack, brings young readers a fresh, dynamic duo: an energetic dinosaur and a cranky but loving bird who both pack lots of silly noises and fuzzy surprises in this vibrantly illustrated friendship story.

Meet Shorty & Clem Shorty is a really short dinosaur. A shortysaurus, to be exact. Clem is a blue quail. A quail is some kind of bird.

While Clem is out, a package arrives at the door with his name on it. Shorty gets super excited and finds the box irresistible. What's inside? A race car...trampoline...bongos...monkeys? He REALLY wants to open it but, he knows that it's Clem's. Should he open the box? Of course not Instead, he jumps on it like a trampoline--THUMP --and bangs on it like a drum--BOOM BADA BOOM --until he finally opens it. That's when Clem comes home. Shorty is sure he's done something terrible, but Clem proves to him that best friends are the best surprises of all

Author: Michael Slack
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/25/2017
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780062421586
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 189621 / Shorty & Clem


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2017
Booklist 02/01/2017 pg. 54
School Library Journal 04/01/2017 pg. 133
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 23 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Slack, Michael: -

Michael Slack has written and illustrated Shorty & Clem, Monkey Truck, Wazdot?, and Elecopter. He is also the illustrator of the popular Nugget & Fang by Tammi Sauer. At home in the Bay Area, Michael enjoys making art, designing characters, and creating books. He has also produced board games, card games, 100-piece puzzles, and the award-winning app Scruffy Kitty. Find him at www.slackart.com.