Finicky - (Aldo Zelnick Comic Novel) by Karla Oceanak (Hardcover)

About the Book

As Thanksgiving rolls around, Aldo ZelnickNa fifth-grade foodie if there ever was oneNis flummoxed by his best friend Jack's refusal to try new food. Jack, who famously eats nothing but peanut-butter sandwiches for lunch, is so finicky that he's even grown squeamish about Aldo's incessant talk about food.

Book Synopsis

As Thanksgiving rolls around, Aldo Zelnick--a fifth-grade foodie if there ever was one--is flummoxed by his best friend Jack's refusal to try new food. Jack, who famously eats nothing but peanut butter sandwiches for lunch, is so finicky that he's even grown squeamish about Aldo's incessant talk about food. Meanwhile, a family friend has opened a new restaurant, and Aldo, Jack, and Bee are invited for a kitchen tour and cooking lesson, and to help serve the homeless on Thanksgiving Day.

With flash mobs, black-footed ferrets, a friend with a food allergy, and all the folderol this A-to-Z series is known for, this sixth installment also features a vocabulary-building glossary of fun and challenging words starting with the letter F, including fluke, and frenzy.

About the Author

Karla Oceanak is the author of "All Me, All the Time"; "Artsy-Fartsy"; "Bogus"; "Cahoots"; "Dumbstruck"; and "Egghead." A public speaker for childhood literacy, she has been a writer and editor for more than 20 years. Kendra Spanjer is a studio artist and the illustrator of "All Me, All the Time"; "Artsy-Fartsy"; "Bogus"; "Cahoots"; "Dumbstruck"; and "Egghead." They both live in Fort Collins, Colorado.