Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: McCleery, Peter (Writer of children's literature) author. Title: Bob and Joss get lost! / Peter McCleery ; illustrated by Vin Vogel. Publisher, Date: New York : HarperCollins, [2017] ©2017 Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm Summary: Embarking on a boat trip to escape boredom, intrepid best friends Bob and Joss share an uproarious adventure when they become shipwrecked on a tropical island. Subjects: Best friends -- Juvenile fiction. Boredom -- Juvenile fiction. Imagination -- Juvenile fiction. Best friends -- Fiction. Boredom -- Fiction. Imagination -- Fiction. Shipwrecks -- Fiction. Humorous stories. Best friends. Boredom. Imagination. JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories. JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play. JUVENILE FICTION / Travel. Genre: Fiction. Juvenile works. Humorous fiction. Other Contributor: Vogel, Vin, 1972-, illustrator. LCCN: 2015958389 ISBN: 9780062415318 (hardcover) 006241531X (hardcover) OCLC: 951507535 System Availability: 3 # System items in: 2 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Publishers Weekly ReviewIn his first picture book, McCleery joins Vogel (The Thing About Yetis) to introduce a George Costanza-esque worrywart named Bob and his pal Joss, more of a laid-back Jeff Spicoli type. Vacationing at a tropical resort and feeling bored, they rent a boat and get shipwrecked on what they think is a deserted island. Joss quickly discovers that they're pretty much back where they started (he shows up in subsequent vignettes with resort food and gear) but he's so chill that Bob never picks up on the clues, and instead spends most of the pages fuming and fretting. The duo's GPS coordinates are noted at the top of each spread, information that serves as an additional wink and nudge. But the book's real raison d'etre seems to be a classic odd couple bantering thusly: "'We are lost!' cried Bob. 'We can't be lost,' said Joss. 'I know where I am.' 'You do?' 'Yes,' said Joss. 'I'm here on a boat with you.'" Vogel's cartooning has verve, but a little of this repartee goes a long way. Ages 4-8. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1