Attack Of The Stuff

by Jim Benton

Overview

In what is described as “an 8 year old’s fever dream,” New York Times bestselling author introduces us to Bill Waddler. Bill is a duck who dreams of being smothered by farting snakes. He also has a special gift. He is able to hear appliances complain. Imagine what toilets would complain about. Bill doesn’t need to imagine. While working as a cash-only hay seller (that doesn’t accept credit cards) , Bill doesn’t know that he, and a very confused orange juice sales clerk, are about to save the world. If you could hear this book complain, it would be saying “where have you been all my life?”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781545806777
Publisher:	Papercutz
Publication date:	05/26/2020
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	195 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	7 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jim Benton is the creator of Attack of the Stuff and It’s Happy Bunny, the licensing hit that has generated over 3/4 of a billion dollars at retail. The It’s Happy Bunny books from Scholastic have been chosen three times by the American Librarians Association as their top picks for teen readers, and It’s Happy Bunny programs have taken top awards from the Licensing Industry Merchandise Association, five times. Jim’s various series (Dear Dumb Diary, Franny K. Stein and Catwad) have sold in the millions and have appeared on the New York Times Bestsellers list multiple times. Jim has also been given the Inkpot Award by Comic Con International.

Editorial Reviews

Humor in print has many forms, what is amazing is that Jim Benton excels in all of them!

Sergio Aragones (MAD Magazine)

Jim Benton has my number. Page after page made me laugh out loud. It’s all twisted and hilarious. What more could you possibly want from a book?

author of Goosebumps R.L. Stine

Mr. Benton’s intellectual properties...have made him stand out in an industry dominated by big entertainment companies.

The Wall Street Journal

"Jim Benton is the creator of thousands of original characters appearing in books, magazines, television, online — and has been hailed as 'the most visible cartoonist in America'"

People Magazine

Jim Benton is a comic genius and a brilliant cartoonist.

Dav Pilkey

Jim Benton is a comic genius and a brilliant cartoonist.”
– Dav Pilkey (Dog Man, Captain Underpants)
“Jim Benton has my number. Page after page made me laugh out loud. It’s all twisted and hilarious. What more could you possibly want from a book?”
-R.L.Stine (Goosebumps)
“Humor in print has many forms, what is amazing is that Jim Benton excels in all of them!”
– Sergio Aragones (MAD Magazine)
“Mr. Benton’s intellectual properties…have made him stand out in an industry dominated by big entertainment companies.”
– The Wall Street Journal
Jim Benton is the creator of thousands of original characters appearing in books, magazines, television, online — and has been hailed as “the most visible cartoonist in America”
– People Magazine
“Who could resist [Jim Benton]?”
– Publishers Weekly
” This bizarre yet sweet tale is recommended for most collections, especially where Benton is popular. “
– School Library Journal
“Suffused with ample humor—both general silliness and slapstick—this will resonate with those who like their humor in abundance alongside a hearty dose of weirdness……As fizzy and zippy as a Saturday-morning cartoon. ”
-Kirkus

From the Publisher

2020-03-15
When objects begin speaking to him, Bill realizes that now he doesn’t own his stuff: His stuff owns him.

Awakened from a dream by the fart of his alarm clock, Bill, a talking white duck, experiences a moment of strange awareness when he enters his bathroom and his toilet tells him, “Forget it. Not today, Bill,” and declares its showbiz ambitions. From then on, he is enveloped in an endless litany he hears from every object within earshot, including a jar of peanut butter, salt-and-pepper shakers, a blanket, and a baseball hat, all of whom needle Bill constantly. Overcome and exhausted by the unrelenting chatter, Bill decides to move to the forest and live in nature, where he befriends a den of musically ambitious red-and-yellow–striped snakes. When the internet (depicted as a satellite in a pink cowboy hat) decides to quit, only Bill and his quirky powers can save the day and bring the world back online. Benton’s lively and outrageously imaginative graphic novel feels like a sugar rush manifested into comic panels, with its fast pacing and big, bright, simple cartoons. Suffused with ample humor—both general silliness and slapstick—this will resonate with those who like their humor in abundance alongside a hearty dose of weirdness. Bill’s world is populated by an array of anthropomorphic animals, including a duck, a pig, a bear, and a surly cat (wearing a purple T-shirt that says, “Poo,” of course).

As fizzy and zippy as a Saturday-morning cartoon. (Graphic fantasy. 7-12)

Kirkus Reviews