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Children’s picture books

KITTYBUNKPORT

Zacharia OHora Scott Rothman

Lighthouses, two silly scaredy-cats, and one uproarious seaside adventure!

Chowder and Crackers live in the quiet, coastal town of Kittybunkport, where they pass their time sitting in the sun, napping, scratching stuff, and of course, catching lobster. Until one day the town's lighthouserumored to be hauntedsuddenly goes dark. When Chowder and Crackers are sent to fix the problem, will the two scaredy-cats be able to save Kittybunkport?

With playfully purrfect text by Scott Rothman and riotous illustrations by New York Times bestselling illustrator Zachariah OHora, Kittybunkport is a story young readers will want to visit again and again.

Scott Rothman is the author of Attack of the Underwear Dragon and Blue Bison Needs a Haircut, illustrated by Pete Oswald. He received his MFA in dramatic writing from NYU, and his writing has appeared in The New Yorker, GQ, and McSweeny's. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and three children.
Visit him at ScottRothmanWriter.com and follow him on Instagram @ScottRothmanWriter.

Zachariah OHora is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of several award-winning books, including Wolfie the Bunny; Who Wet My Pants?; and Fuzzy, Inside and Out, which he also authored. His work has been featured in publications like The New York Times and The Atlantic and on many posters and record covers. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and sons.
Visit him at Fuzzy.Town and follow him on Instagram @FuzzyTown.

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Book Published 2025-05-06 by Viking

Comments

In this charming seaside setting, the delightfully feline cast takes center stage with their silly escapades and wild imaginations, while the narrative voice hits just the right balance of droll humor and goofy comedy.

What buoys this goofily plotted tale is snappy banter between the protagonists and digitally finished, signature-style illustrations by OHora, which pop with saturated colors, chunky shapes, and an expressive feline cast

Much of this story's humor is found in the illustrations and dialogue being at odds with the narration (e.g., kitties tremble as their bravery is asserted), and many situations upend reader (and cat) expectations in hilarious fashion. OHora's offbeat, vintage-hued illustrations match the story's silly tone and add entertaining detailstry spotting the small lobster ghosts wafting through the book. A wonderfully low-stakes adventure and rousing read-aloud.

The tale is just dark enough to give young readers a delighted shiver, but they'll quickly catch on to the humor of the quirky feline duo and their fantastical adventure.