Purple Dragonfly Book Awards: 1st Place (tie) for Picture Books 6& Older. Purple Dragonfly Book Awards: Honorable Mention for Picture Books 5 & Younger. On a regular day, in a regular mall, one little green ball gets an extraordinary chance to investigate a world he'd only viewed from his shelf in the toy store. With great wit and humor, Donna LeBlanc, author of the Story Monster Approved and multiple award-winning -Explorations of Commander Josh- series, has our little green hero dodging shopper's feet and discovering all the delights-and daring-of a busy shopping mall. Like many little...

Story Monster Approved and Purple Dragonfly award-winning author Donna LeBlanc delivers this first installment of the Commander Josh series. "Explorations of Commander Josh, Book 1: In Space," takes readers on a high-flying adventure into the great unknown Join the lovable Josh, who--with ideas from his favorite travel shows and his mother's laundry basket--uses his brilliant imagination to take off for the stars. In this series, LeBlanc crafts a unique world in which readers can play and explore, with the promise of many more adventures to come

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