THE MAGIC WORD

A brilliant new picture book – with a hilarious spin on what a magic word really is – from bestselling stars Mac Barnett and Elise Parsley.

When Paxton C. Heymeyer’s babysitter tells him to say the magic word, she could never have imagined that would happen next would be a walrus running after her, an elephant in the living room playing cards, and a full water park and moat in the front yard. And that is just the beginning!
From the brilliant mind of Mac Barnett and illustrated by rising star Elise Parlsey, comes this wildly clever cautionary tale of what the magic word really is. The story gets more and more cumulatively zany as Pax keeps saying his own version of the magic word. It’s the opposite of preachy—and yet a gentle lesson is definitely hidden in there.

Perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos, The Day the Crayons Quit, Goodnight Already! and other picture books in that vein. The Magic Word fits into this wheelhouse while feeling totally unique.

Mac Barnett is the New York Times bestselling author of many picture books, including Extra Yarn and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, both illustrated by Jon Klassen and both Caldecott Honor Award winners. He is also the author of bestselling The Terrible Two series with Jory John. You can visit him online at www.macbarnett.com. Mac lives in Berkeley, California.
Elise Parsley is the bestselling author and illustrator of If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t!. She studied drawing and creative writing at Minnesota State University Moorhead and more of her work can be found at www.eliseparsley.com. Elise and her husband live in Beresford, South Dakota.