Everything makes Baabette laugh, until she discovers it's okay not to feel okay sometimes. This laugh-out-loud gem about friendship, big feelings, and learning to show your true self is perfect for fans of Grumpy Monkey and The Day the Crayons Quit. Babette's life is filled with joy. She loves to giggle and be silly. And she loves to make her friends laugh, too. But Babette also laughs when nothing is funny. Like when she feels sad or mad or bad. Hiding her true feelings is tangling her insides into a knot and giving her a bellyache! Is acting happy all the time everything it's cracked up to be? Will Babette's friends still like her if she doesn't pretend? This tender companion to Moo Hoo is a laugh-out-loud gem about friendship, big feelings, and learning to show your true self. Praise for Moo Hoo: "Intended to reassure readers that it's OK to be exactly who they are. . . . Many emotional youngsters will likely feel buoyed. Amusing, lively illustrations. . . . Kids may learn to laugh at themselves a little-and accept themselves, too." - Kirkus Reviews Audrey Perrott is the author of Moo Hoo, her debut picture book, as well as nine nonfiction and board book projects with Tangerine Press/Scholastic, including her most recent, Five Buzzy Bees, and the forthcoming picture book, A Hat for House with Putnam (2024). An SCBWI Rising Kite Honorable Mention recipient, she lives with her family in North Carolina. You can visit her online at ROSS BURACH is the creator of the riotously funny Very Impatient Caterpillar series that includes The Very Impatient Caterpillar; The Little Butterfly That Could; Goodnight, Butterfly; and Make Way for Butterfly. All the books combine humor with curriculum-friendly science topics and relatable social-emotional themes. Ross's other acclaimed books include the picture book Truck Full of Ducks, the board books I Love My Tutu Too!, Potty All-Star, Hi-Five Farm!, and Hi-Five Animals!, named the best board book of the year by Parents magazine, and the Acorn early reader series Bumble and Bee. Ross lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him online at

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