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Shawn Loves Sharks Hardcover – Picture Book, April 25, 2017

by Curtis Manley (Author), Tracy Subisak (Illustrator)

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Winner of a 2018 Washington State Book Award
A nominee for the Washington State Children's Choice Award
A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year

Shawn loves sharks.
He loves their dark, blank eyes.
He loves their big mouths full of sharp teeth.
And he loves pretending to be a shark and chasing Stacy around the playground.
Shawn loves sharks more than anything else in the world. But Predator Day at school is on Monday and Great White Shark isn't assigned to Shawn.
It's assigned to...Stacy.

Reading age

4 - 8 years
Print length

32 pages
Language

English
Lexile measure

AD490L
Dimensions

8.85 x 0.4 x 11.4 inches
Publisher

Roaring Brook Press
Publication date

April 25, 2017
ISBN-10

1626721343
ISBN-13

978-1626721340
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"Fun, quirky obsessions nurtured and celebrated."―Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"The playful combination of thought-provoking narrative and dynamic artwork makes this a great icebreaker for conversations about bullying and friendship building."―Booklist

About the Author

Curtis Manley grew up in Pennsylvania, where there were bears in the woods (and perhaps a few dinosaurs at school). But he never had to outrun sharks during recess―though he’s absolutely certain he could have. He is the author of Shawn Loves Sharks and Just Right. Curtis now lives near Seattle, Washington.

Tracy Subisak was known for running around the school yard as a wild horse in the second grade. She is an illustrator and designer living in Portland, Oregon. Shawn Loves Sharks is her first picture book for Roaring Brook Press.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Roaring Brook Press (April 25, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1626721343
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1626721340
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD490L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.85 x 0.4 x 11.4 inches

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Curtis Manley grew up in western Pennsylvania and then lived in Ohio, Arizona, California, Arizona (again!), and North Carolina before moving to the Seattle area of Washington state. He knows that books are doors to special places that you can't always get to on your own, whether across the country, on the other side of the world, far back in time, or way out in space.
His first picture book, THE SUMMER NICK TAUGHT HIS CATS TO READ, is a light-hearted look at what goes wrong when a young boy tries to share his love of books with his two cats, Verne and Stevenson. In the end, they learn that finding just the right book can make all the difference.
Combining real facts into fictional stories that entertain is Curtis' favorite way of making the Universe a little more understandable. His interests include birds, bugs, and mammals; trees; tornadoes and volcanoes; planets, moons and asteroids; haiku; and software--and if he's lucky you will see books that include one or more of those topics in the future...
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Rae Richen

Illustrations Add Depth to Text

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2018

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Curtis Manley has given us a new and very gentle look at bullying, and how the bully learns when the tables are turned. He has also given us a Shawn who can appreciate new information. He can look at the predator and prey situation with more understanding.
The illustrations by Tracy Subisak enliven the text. Subisak shows us Shawn’s active shark life. She captures Shawn and Stacy’s every emotion. Moreover, Subisak has given Shawn a multicultural and multi-racial classroom of friends without making power about their differences.
This book is a winner for the way the writer and the illustrator show us Shawn’s enjoyment of power and his moment of “Aha” about power and friendship. Shawn Loves Sharks is a great joy to read and look at. Share it with your family or your classroom.

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LHK

For every kid obsessed with something, sharks or otherwise

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2017

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Our family is a big fan of author Curtis Manley's debut THE SUMMER NICK TAUGHT HIS CATS TO READ, illustrated by Kate Berube, so we had high hopes for SHAWN LOVES SHARKS and it did not disappoint. The first illustration of Shawn inside a shark is so cool and we're all smitten with Shawn's cat, perpetually encased in a fish costume. We all know kids who become obsessed with a topic and we really enjoyed how that was encapsulated into this story of eventual friendship.

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Kyle W Burke

A story about my 5 yr old son

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2019

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This book was a perfect description of our 5 yr old son. In fact, when we read it, we substitute “Shawn” with our son’s name. He absolutely loves it and it’s a sweet story about being friends.

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2023

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This is a cute book about a little boy who loves sharks. It’s fun to read with small aged children :)

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2019

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Cool name for a book although I can’t say I love sharks. Odd that it has my sisters first and last name in it too. Likeness rights much?

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2018

What an exciting story about friendship and sea animals. This book feels so real to me that I can see many children loving it.

Shawn is obsessed with sharks. Shawn has watched and memorized many shark movies and he has over a hundred shark books at home. Shawn even opens up his mouth wide, like a shark, when he eats. (Not a pleasant sight but pretty extreme measures, I believe.) He loves to chase after his peers at recess, pretending to be a shark, as they scream and run away. He especially likes chasing Stacy because she screams the loudest.

When his teacher announces that each child was going to research a predator, Shawn knew that he would research a shark. His teacher then has each student draw a slip of paper from a bowl. On that slip of paper has the name of the predator they would then research. Would Shawn get the shark? No, Stacy drew the shark slip of paper. The girl that Shawn used to chase.

It’s an interesting turn-of-events as Shawn and Stacy research their animals and then head out for recess.

I think this is a fun, entertaining story. It’s educational as the children learn about the animals. I liked the emotions and the facial expressions in the book. I feel it’s a book worth checking out.
4.5 stars

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2019

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The book was entertaining and contained a good lesson for students.

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L. Wells

Clever fun about a shark obsessed kid and an issue at ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2017