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Thanks to Sandra Boynton, hippos have been going berserk for (at least) 45 years!

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Boynton Bookworks

In the past four decades, beloved American cartoonist, children’s author, and Platinum-selling songwriter/producer Sandra Boynton has sold over 85 million books and is a staple of storytime, bedtime, and everything in between! This Fall, Simon and Schuster is introducing Boynton Bookworks, a new imprint devoted to Boynton's past and future works.

Along with becoming the new home for Boynton’s entire Little Simon backlist, Boynton Bookworks will publish its inaugural list in Fall 2022. It will include two new board books: "Pookie’s Thanksgiving" and "Moo, Baa, Fa La La La La!"

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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