{"product_id":"have-you-seen-axel-hardcover","title":"Have You Seen Axel? - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Jay Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRuth Chan\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacked with funny animals and wildly detailed scenes, this laugh-out-loud picture book companion to \u003ci\u003eHave You Seen Gordon?\u003c\/i\u003e cleverly riffs on classic seek-and-find books with a main character who's a little too good at hiding.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHave you seen Axel the axolotl? Is she taking a dive? Is she performing live? Where the heck is she? Wow, she's pretty good at this game...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAxel the axolotl takes her turn in the spotlight only to prove so good at hiding, she's impossible to find! The narrator of this hilarious seek-and-find story coaches her on how to be seek-able until Axel is done playing. Then it's time for Axel and her friends to be the teachers and set the narrator straight about what is and isn't okay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis madcap, fourth wall-breaking picture book is full of humor and full, zany spreads with details kids will return to again and again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Jay Epstein spent his childhood in Great Neck, New York, when he wasn't held captive aboard his father's sailboat. He spent many days sitting in the neighborhood park, travelling to fantasy lands in his head (occasionally when he was supposed to be doing his homework). In college, he circled the world on a ship and studied film at Wesleyan University. He is the author of the middle grade series Snared and picture books \u003ci\u003eHave You Seen Gordon?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHave You Seen Axel?\u003c\/i\u003e. Adam is also the coauthor of the Starbounders and the internationally bestselling The Familiars middle grade series. He has written film and television projects for Disney, Sony, Fox, MGM, Paramount, MTV, Hulu, Syfy, and Disney Channel. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two daughters, and dog, Pixel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth Chan is an award-winning author and illustrator including her graphic memoir \u003ci\u003eUprooted\u003c\/i\u003e, which earned a Boston-Globe Horn Book Honor. Prior to illustrating full time, she spent her teens in China and a decade working with youth and families in underserved communities. She is a proud Canadian who now lives by the beach in NYC with her husband, daughter, and dog, Leroy. Visit ohtruth.com for more info.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.7 x 9.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44811131093051,"sku":"9781665970792","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2274\/9755\/files\/iYv3yzsMJU9781665970792.webp?v=1793314249","url":"https:\/\/bookshopclassics.shop\/products\/have-you-seen-axel-hardcover","provider":"Bookshop Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}