Wholesale Brown (Paperback)

• Written by Håkon Øvreås • Illustrated by Øyvind Torseter • Translated from Norwegian by Kari Dickson • Winner of the 2020 Mildred L. Batchelder Award • Winner of the Dutch Zilveren Griffel (Silver Pen) 2015 New in the neighborhood and hounded by fort-wrecking bullies, things are looking glum for Rusty. And to top it all off, his grandfather has just died. Rusty is stuck sorting out his emotions while the adults are busy sorting out the "practicalities" with the hospital. But one dark night, after watching a superhero movie on TV, Rusty gets an idea... Dressed in brown pants, a black-and-brown striped shirt, a brown mask and cape, and his mother's brown belt, the superhero BROWN is born! Guided by his grandfather's ghost, two cans of paint, and a little help from his friends, Brown can do anything! Just as long as nobody's parents find out. The fantastical first book in the award-winning My Alter Ego Is A Superhero series from Norway, Brown has been sold into twenty-seven languages and is illustrated throughout by the now-familiar and beloved Øyvind Torseter. • Paperback ISBN: 978-1-59270-251-0 • 6" (W) x 9" (H) • 136 pages • PB • Grade Level: 4 • Interest Level: 3-7 • Lexile Level: 530 • Guided Reading Level: S