Caveboy Crush

Description

A caveboy-meets-cavegirl tale, with a twist! Neander is a young caveboy. He spends his days doodling on cave walls, chasing mammoth butterflies, and playing with his pet rock, Rock. But one day, he meets Neanne-and he's CRUSHED! She's short, she's hairy, she's perfect! Neander does everything he can think of to get Neanne's attention. He picks a bouquet for her from the Field of the Bees. He fetches a conch shell for her from the Waves of Salt. As Neander's gestures get grander and grander, Neanne remains unimpressed. But then Neander hatches the grandest gesture of all, and it's Neanne's turn to do some crushing. From Beth Ferry and Joseph Kuefler comes this sweet celebration of first love-perfect for Valentine's Day and read-alouds all year long.

Beth Ferry is the New York Times bestselling author of Stick and Stone as well as many other books for young readers. She lives in New Jersey with her family. Joseph Kuefler is the author-illustrator of many picture books, including Beyond the Pond and The Digger and the Flower. He lives in the Twin Cities of Minnesota with his family.

"Ferry's joyful, plucky words practically guarantee exciting storytimes. Bolstered by Kuefler's smooth, colorfully sparse pictures, Neander and Neanne's story . . . delivers belly laughs amid mild twists and enormous fun. From CRUSH to AWW."-- "Kirkus Reviews" "Neander and Neanne's pert stockiness and wide-eyed mien are instantly winning, and few will be able to resist the urge to shout "CRUSH!" along with them both."-- "Publishers Weekly"