Best Selling Books by Cece Bell

#1 New York Times Bestseller! Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series! Winner, John Newbery Medal What does it take for a student with hearing loss and a hearing aid to become a superhero!!?!? Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece’s class was deaf. Here, she’s different. She’s sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends. Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom but anywhere her teacher is in the school—in the hallway . . . in the teacher’s lounge . . . in the bathroom! This is power. Maybe even superpower! Cece is on her way to becoming El Deafo, Listener for All. But the funny thing about being a superhero is that it’s just another way of feeling different . . . and lonely. Can Cece channel her powers into finding the thing she wants most, a true friend? El Deafo is a book that will entertain children, give hearing-impaired children a hero of their own, and challenge others to consider an experience unlike their own. Like other great works for children, it provides the opportunity for young readers to consider how they would act or react in a similar situation, helping to build empathy and understanding through the power of story.

A special edition of the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning graphic novel memoir This deluxe edition of the critically acclaimed, bestselling graphic novel will include 40 extra pages of back matter, including photo references, early sketches, interviews, and more. Funny and deeply heartfelt, El Deafo chronicles the author''s hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a powerful and very awkward hearing aid. The Phonic Ear allows her to hear but it also isolates her from her classmates. She really just wants to fit in and find a friend. Eventually, she''s able to harness her own power and become "El Deafo, Listener for All"--and more important, declare a place for herself in the world. This is a moving and humorous memoir that helps show kids that what makes them different is what makes them extraordinary.

Homonyms cause great confusion as an increasingly cranky yam tries to make introductions and provide explanations to a newly-arrived and rather silly donkey.

Itty Bitty, a very tiny dog, does all that he can to make a home for himself that is just the right size.

Cece Bell follows her Geisel Honor Book, Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot, with an even wackier story for beginning readers, sure to elicit eye-rolling squeals of delight. Oh! Oh, oh, oh! Look what Brain found. Chick and Spot say it is an egg. Brain says it is an eyeball. Is it an egg or an eyeball? The inimitable Cece Bell is back with a second hilarious primer on good manners gone awry and arguments run amok. Perfectly pitched to kids just learning to read and loaded with verbal and visual comedy, this offbeat graphic story by a master of the genre builds to an exhilaratingly absurd surprise ending.

Jerry, a large bee who longs to have friends, finds that by putting on a wig he can pass for a boy, until one day while he is leading the annual school parade the wind starts blowing very hard.

From Newbery Honor winner Cece Bell comes an offbeat, pitch-perfect storybook for beginning readers that will have them in fits of giggles. “Maybe your foot smells good. Maybe your foot smells great. But I will not smell your foot until you say PLEASE.” Meet Chick and Brain. And their friend Spot. Chick likes to follow the rules. Brain might not be as smart as he looks. And Spot just wants to eat lunch. In a graphic reader loaded with verbal and visual humor, Cece Bell offers a comical primer on good manners gone awry. Simple, silly, and perfectly suited for its audience, this tale of Chick and Brain’s constant misunderstandings and miscommunications proves once again that Cece Bell is a master at meeting kids where they are.

From the inimitable creator of El Deafo, this all-ages alphabet book is also a hand-wrought, high-fidelity, hilariously tongue-in-cheek homage to the golden days of album cover art. Cece Bell loves music and collecting old record albums, her introduction explains, especially albums featuring animal artists. The bouncing harmonies of the Barbershop Beagles, the elegant crooning of the elephant Ella Fontaine, the hilarious rhymes of the Hip-Hop Hedgehogs—all are represented in this quirky ABC book that draws on the creator’s personal collection of albums, memorabilia, and lyrics dating between 1944 and 1984, the heyday of album design. With wry, witty text, silly and sumptuous sound play, and biographical end matter on all twenty-six musical acts, the book commands and stands up to repeated readings. Bright, zany art—all painted and lettered by hand—a stellar design, and an album-size trim make it a collector’s item in its own right, sure to grace the coffee tables of vinyl- and design-loving adults even as it tickles young funny bones. A hootenanny hosted by the creator of the Newbery Honor Book and Eisner Award winner El Deafo, Animal Albums from A to Z also quietly reminds us just how much music can mean to everyone.

What happens when two friends suddenly become three? Cece Bell''s very funny follow-up to the Geisel Honor-winning Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover. Rabbit is excited. He is going to surprise his good friend Robot at home. DING DONG! When Robot opens the door, he is surprised. He wasn''t expecting Rabbit. In fact, he is already engrossed in a game of checkers with another friend, Ribbit. Now Rabbit is the one who is surprised, and a bit jealous. While Robot thinks everything Ribbit says is humorous, all Rabbit hears is "ribbit." And Ribbit eats flies with her popcorn. Gross! When Rabbit and Ribbit get mad because they both want to be Cowboy Jack Rabbit, Robot''s Emotion Decoder overheats, leaving him out of commission. Can Rabbit and Ribbit find a way to work together to revive their friend? New readers will find plenty to chuckle over as Robot''s two friends become friends themselves.

Cece Bell’s famous Sock Monkey, toy actor, returns in three vibrant reissues of his original adventures! Sock Monkey has been nominated for an award. But to attend the ceremony, he must do something terrifying—he must take a bath. Just the thought makes Sock Monkey dizzy with fear. Stinky soap! Icy water! Scratchy towels! Luckily, his three best pals know just what to do.

Cece Bell’s famous Sock Monkey, toy actor, returns in three vibrant reissues of his original adventures! The big celebrity dance is just days away, and Sock Monkey doesn’t have a dancing partner! Is he doomed to stay at home and sing the blues? With a polyester suit, some fancy dance moves, and a new argyle buddy, Sock Monkey concocts a creative solution.

A friendly woodchuck helps shy first-graders Chuck and Caroline become friends by sharing Chuck''s possessions with Caroline and encouraging Chuck to help when Caroline forgets her lines during the class play.

Confusion abounds when a poorly spoken donkey says to a grammarian yam, I Yam a Donkey!

Rabbit is excited about the sleepover he has carefully planned for his friend Robot, but Robot has some different ideas about how things should go.

Sock Monkey lassoes a part in a singing cowboy movie--if he can only get up the nerve to kiss the leading lady. Digitally created, full color artwork.

Calling all kidz! Do you like comics? Do you like laughing till milk comes out of your nose?! Look no further—do we have the book for you! All your favorite comic characters are right here in one book, including the Peanuts gang, Babymouse, and Lunch Lady. This all-star tribute to classic Sunday comics includes eight sidesplitting, action-packed stories about every kid’s favorite subject—LUNCH! Lunchtime can be fun, wild, yummy, or complete chaos! And in this second collection of comics, it is definitely hilarious.

Sock Monkey, the famous toy actor, has been nominated for an Oswald Award. But to attend the ceremony, he must do something terrifying - take a bath! Yikes! Just the thought of bathing makes Sock Monkey dizzy with fear. Luckily his three best friends know just how to help.

Une édition spéciale, enrichie de 40 pages de documents inédits sur les coulisses de la BD : photos d''enfance, premières planches, anecdotes racontées par Cece Bell et plus encore... Entrer à l''école, c''est effrayant... Imaginez qu''en plus vous soyez un enfant un peu différent ! La petite Cece Bell est sourde. Elle porte un appareil auditif en bandoulière relié à un micro tenu par sa maîtresse. Un drôle de truc, très efficace pour écouter en classe, mais aussi pour faire fuir tout ami potentiel. C''est alors que Cece fait une découverte extraordinaire. Son appareil est si puissant qu''elle entend sa maîtresse dans toute l''école : en salle des professeurs, chez le directeur, dans le couloir... et même aux toilettes ! Cece comprend qu''elle a un pouvoir magique : la super-ouïe. Son appareil la transforme en super-héroïne : " Super-Sourde ", alias " Celle-qui-entend-tout ". Grâce à lui, elle part à la conquête de la chose la plus précieuse au monde : une véritable amie... Cette bande dessinée autobiographique, si drôle et si juste, sur une petite fille sourde est aussi un livre inoubliable sur l''enfance et toutes ses super-difficultés.

Ausgezeichnet mit dem Leipziger Lesekompass 2023 Superheldin mit Hörgerät ÄTT MÄN ONA UBA MÄN? Das ist alles was Cece versteht, wenn sich die Nachbarjungen über Superhelden unterhalten. Schon als kleines Kind hat Cece ihr Gehör verloren. Seitdem trägt sie ein Hörgerät und hat gelernt, Worte und Sätze von den Lippen abzusehen. Aber Cece hasst das Hörgerät. Es ist riesig und Cece ist sich sicher, dass jeder sie deswegen anstarrt. Bis sie herausfindet, was das Phonic Ear noch alles kann. Denn als "El Taubinio" ist Cece damit selbst schon fast eine Superheldin. Warmherzig und humorvoll erzählt Cece Bell, wie sie durch ihr Alter Ego El Taubinio gelernt hat, sich so zu akzeptieren, wie sie ist. "El Taubinio ist ein absolutes Vergnügen: voller Wärme, Humor und Superkräfte." - Raina Telgemeier, Autorin von Smile Starke Comic-Bücher für Kinder - nur bei Loewe Graphix! Ein autobiografisches Buch über Gehörlosigkeit und Schwerhörigkeit, aber auch über Anderssein, Freundschaft, und Selbstbewusstsein. Dieser einfühlsam und humorvoll erzählte Comic-Roman für Kinder und Jugendliche ab 10 Jahren ist seit Januar 2022 als Serie bei Apple TV+ verfügbar.

A lighthearted board book features friendly pairs of things that are just meant to be together, such as Shoes and Socks, Fork and Knife, and Pencil and Paper.

"Ir al cole y hacer amigos puede ser muy difícil. Pero ¿ir al cole y hacer amigos cuando llevas un audífono enorme atado al pecho? ¡Para eso hacen falta superpoderes! En estas memorias llenas de humor en forma de novela gráfica, la autora e ilustradora Cece Bell narra cómo perdió el oído cuando era muy pequeña y su experiencia con el Phonic Ear, un potente audífono. El Phonic Ear permite a Cece oír veces, incluso cosas que preferiría no escuchar, pero también la aísla de sus compañeros. Lo único que quiere Cece es encajar y encontrar un amigo de verdad, alguien que la aprecie por quien es. Tras un montón de problemas, descubre cómo aprovechar el poder del Phonic Ear y llegar a ser "SuperSorda, la que los escucha a todos". Y, lo más importante de todo: consigue encontrar su lugar en el mundo y la amistad que tanto ansiaba."--Amazon.

Now in paperback. From Newbery Honor winner Cece Bell comes an offbeat, pitch-perfect storybook for beginning readers that will have them in fits of giggles. Meet Chick and Brain. And their friend Spot. Chick likes to follow the rules. Brain might not be as smart as he looks. And Spot just wants to eat lunch.

"Eu adoro A Surda Absurda! É tudo o que se pode querer em um livro: divertido, tocante e inteligente."(R. J. Palacio, autora de Extraordinário)Começar em uma nova escola é assustador, ainda mais com um aparelho auditivo gigante preso ao peito! Na antiga escola, todos na classe de Cece eram surdos. Aqui é diferente. Ela tem certeza de que as crianças estão olhando para o Phonic Ear, o poderoso aparelho que a ajudará a ouvir sua professora, e de que ele é tão estranho que ninguém vai querer ser amigo dela.Então, Cece faz uma descoberta surpreendente. Com o Phonic Ear, ela pode ouvir sua professora em qualquer lugar! Isso é um poder. Talvez até um superpoder! Cece está a caminho de se tornar a Surda Absurda, ouvinte para todos. Mas o engraçado de ser uma super-heroína é que é apenas uma outra forma de se sentir diferente... e solitária. Cece poderá usar seus poderes para encontrar o que mais deseja, uma amizade verdadeira?Este álbum em quadrinhos autobiográfico, finalista do Kirkus Prize, traz uma história divertida e sensível sobre como viver e crescer sendo surdo. Também é um retrato inesquecível do crescimento, e todos os momentos superlegais e superembaraçosos ao longo do caminho."Cheio de calor, humor e força superpoderosa, A Surda Absurda é um deleite absoluto."(Raina Telgemeier, autora de Smile)

Starting a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest. At her old school, everyone in Cece''s class was deaf. Here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends. Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom, but anywhere her teacher is in the school -- in the hallway ... in the teacher''s lounge ... in the bathroom! This is power, maybe even superpower. Cece is on her way to becoming El Deafo, listener for all. But the funny thing about being a superhero is that it''s just another way of feeling different ... and lonely. Can Cece channel her powers into finding the thing she wants most, a true friend?