G.O.A.T. Greatest of All Time

by Jol Temple, Kate Temple, Rebel Challenger (Illustrator)

Overview

This hilarious picture book asks life’s most important question: who is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME?

Goat thinks he’s pretty great — in fact, his name stands for the Greatest Of All Time!

But his farmyard friends want to be G.O.A.T.s, too. They all debate what makes a perfect G.O.A.T. — being a Good Or Awesome Tap-Dancer? Or a Gorgeous Octopus Arm Twister? Is there only one G.O.A.T. or can they ALL be the greatest? This playful and laugh-out-loud picture book treats kids to hilarious acronyms and fun wordplay, making it the perfect read-aloud story.

G.O.A.T. is the first book in a brand-new picture book series by award-winning Australian authors Kate and Jol Temple! Illustrator Rebel Challenger's vibrant art is sure to be an instant kid-favorite.

Fans of Pig the Pug and Thelma the Unicorn will love meeting these hilarious new animal friends!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781546127260
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	09/17/2024
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Kate and Jol Temple’s picture book I Got This Hat was the 2016 National Simultaneous Storytime Book and was read by over half a million kids on the same day at the same time. Their hilarious new junior fiction series Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade has just been shortlisted by CBCA for Book of the Year. They live in Sydney, Australia. Visit them online at katejoltemple.com.
Rebel Challenger is an illustrator, art director, and graphic designer based in Queensland. Rebel’s artwork is colorful, a bit silly, and filled with quirky characters. She has written and illustrated several books for children.

Editorial Reviews

2024-05-31
Misunderstanding the acronym G.O.A.T., Goat declares that he’s “just the best.”

Preening Goat tells Duck that G.O.A.T. means “Greatest of All Time.” “I thought it stood for Gobbles Oats And Tires,” responds Duck. So they’re off, matching initials with improbable strings of descriptors, such as “Deadliest Underwater Crumb King.” Goat and Duck are joined by Cow (“Coolest Overalls Wearer”) and Donkey (“Devourer Of Nice Kind Easter Yams”), who was under the impression that Goat’s name stood for “Grunts Often At Termites.” Those insects are dubbed “Terrible Eaters Really Must Investigate The Exploding Sausages.” Next up: Dog, aka the “Duke Of Growling.” Duck wants to be a G.O.A.T., too—after all, Duck’s a “Good Or Awesome Tap dancer.” Cow claims to be a “Gorgeous Octopus Arm Twister,” and Donkey “Gallops On Any Table.” Even the termites are “Grand Orchestral Amazing Talent.” Everyone is pleased by their labels, and they trumpet, “LET’S ALL BE GOATS!” Outside of Lake Woebegone, though, if everyone is The Best, then no one is. The popeyed cartoon characters cavort in bright colors against varied flat single-color backgrounds; the lettering is a mix of all caps for the acronyms and upper/lowercase for dialogue. The book doesn’t have much of a storyline, just characters spouting off some weak wordplay, though the artwork may hold children’s attention.

This one-trick wonder isn’t the greatest, but it will amuse for a while.(Picture book. 4-6)

Kirkus Reviews