Chris Van Dusen

Jack has some truly spectacular ideas for how to make his community the best place on earth! While taking a walk with Mayor McKay, Jack eagerly shares his over-the-top plans for building the ultimate town. Imagine a place where the zoo is filled with mythical beasts and Jurassic giants, the mail is delivered by super-fast hover vans, and a spectacular parade marches through the streets every single week. Best of all, helpful robots are everywhere, and everything in the town is completely free! You and your young reader will be swept away by Jack's infectious enthusiasm and boundless creativity. With its bouncy rhymes and incredibly detailed, retro-futuristic illustrations, this joyful read-aloud will inspire budding inventors to dream big. It is a wildly fun adventure that you will want to visit again and again.

Step into the driver seat and get ready for the ride of your life. Young Jack is not satisfied with the ordinary vehicles you see on the street every day. He has dreamed up the ultimate automobile, and he is ready to give you a grand tour of his spectacular invention. Imagine a car with a sparkling pool, a built in snack bar, and a robot chauffeur named Robert. One minute you could be cruising high above the heavy traffic, and the next you could be diving deep underwater to explore the ocean floor. Jack has thought of absolutely everything to make driving the greatest adventure ever. With bouncy, rhythmic words and bright, futuristic pictures, this story will spark your own creative ideas. It is a thrilling journey that shows exactly what happens when you let your imagination zoom completely out of control.

Forget about boring bedrooms and standard living rooms. Jack is back, and this time he is designing the most amazing home you have ever seen. Why settle for a regular house when you can build a fantasy mansion packed with non stop fun? Get ready to slide down a gigantic tube directly from your bedroom to the kitchen. You can float in a zero gravity flying room, zoom around your own indoor racetrack, and even get ready in a fully automated car wash bathroom. Every single room is packed with wildly clever inventions and shiny retro gadgets. The catchy, energetic rhymes and bright, colorful illustrations make exploring this dream house an absolute joy. This incredibly inventive story will have you grabbing a pencil and paper to draft your own spectacular architectural blueprints as soon as you finish reading.

Get ready to rethink everything you know about going to class. Jack is completely redesigning his school, and it is going to be the most fabulous, spectacular place you have ever imagined. Say goodbye to plain desks and quiet hallways, and get ready for a totally new way to learn. Imagine floating through the air on a hover desk or practicing your jumps in a giant trampoline basketball court. The cafeteria features a high tech robot chef ready to serve your favorite lunch, and field trips will take you all the way out to Mars. Jack has made sure that every single subject is an absolute blast. The fast paced rhymes and wildly colorful pictures will make you wish you could enroll right away. This deeply creative story celebrates big ideas and shows just how incredibly fun learning can be.