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David Zeltser is the author of Lug: Dawn of the Ice Age and its sequel, Lug: Blast from the North. The novels satirize mankind’s response to climate change and have been praised by Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal and Al Gore, who called the first book “a great combination of humor and powerful insight.” David’s first picture book, Ninja Baby, was the Magnolia State Book Award runner-up, featured in USA Today, and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which called it “a funny and pitch-perfect story.” It was illustrated by Caldecott Honor-winning artist Diane Goode and published by Chronicle Books.

Recent picture books include Codzilla (illustrated by Jared Chapman) and The Night Library (illustrated by Raul Colón), which ...more

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	Ninja Baby by David Zeltser (Goodreads Author), Diane Goode (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 481 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night Library by David Zeltser (Goodreads Author), Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Codzilla by David Zeltser (Goodreads Author), Jared Chapman (Illustrations) 3.85 avg rating — 116 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Universe Ate My Homework by David Zeltser (Goodreads Author), Ayesha L. Rubio (illustrator) 3.40 avg rating — 113 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lug, Dawn of the Ice Age 3.89 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stinker by David Zeltser (Goodreads Author), Julia Patton (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.40 avg rating — 43 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blast from the North 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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David Zeltser and 1 other person liked Rebecca Ann's review of Codzilla: "This book has it all, honestly. I can and will be reading it over and over. It has a library, it has cute cartoons, it has dark humor that will crack kids up (sensitive readers may be alarmed). It has facts about sharks and it has a "moral" that can " Read more of this review »
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David Zeltser and 1 other person liked Kelly's review of Codzilla: "I totally judged this book by the cover and thought it was gonna be dumb, but it was actually cute and heartfelt and had a fun way to problem solve and of course I like Jared Chapman's illustrations. Also, it has a fun cover under the jacket and fun " Read more of this review »
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