Bartleby
Bartleby
By Matt Phelan
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From New York Times-bestelling and award-winning creator Matt Phelan, Bartleby is a whimsical, yet powerful new modern classic picture book for fans of The Rabbit Listened that follows a dapper polar bear who learns the power of staying true to himself.
Everyone says NO sometimes.
Bartleby says, “I prefer not to.”
He says it a lot.
Bartleby does things his own way, in his own time.
And that's what makes him extraordinary.
Matt Phelan's Bartleby is an endearing, adorable, and humorous celebration of being yourself even when you stand out--sure to delight readers everywhere.
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Book details
- Authors
- Matt Phelan
- ISBN
- 9780374393557
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Published
- Mar 3, 2026
- Publication year
- 2026
- Pages
- 40
- Dimensions
- 9.0 in × 0.999998 in × 9.0 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Children's BooksAnimalsBearsGrowing Up & Facts of LifeFriendship, Social Skills & School Life