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Just a Couple of DaysBlip Korterly kicks off a game of graffiti tag on a local overpass by painting a simple phrase: Uh oh. An anonymous interlocutor writes back: When? Blip slyly answers: Just a couple of days. But what happens in just a couple of days? Blip is arrested; his friend, Dr. Flake Fountain a molecular biologist is drafted into a shadow government research project conducting experiments on humans. The virus being tested cleverly called the Pied Piper renders
Blip Korterly kicks off a game of graffiti tag on a local overpass by painting a simple phrase: Uh-oh. An anonymous interlocutor writes back: When? Blip slyly answers: Just a couple of days. But what happens in just a couple of days? Blip is arrested; his friend, Dr. Flake Fountain--a molecular biologist--is drafted into a shadow-government research project conducting experiments on humans. The virus being tested--cleverly called the Pied Piper--renders its victims incapable of symbolic capacity; that is, incapable of communication. Is this biological weaponry? What would happen if it were let loose on the world? Does a babbling populace pose a threat or provide an opportunity for social evolution? This novel's absurd, larger-than-life characters speak in exuberant prose that is as satirical as it is playful, as full of implications as it is full of mirth. It's no wonder Just a Couple of Days has become an underground cult classic. This grassroots phenomenon will reach even more soon-to-be fans in its newly updated Harvest edition-- complete with an excerpt from the author's next bookBinding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/02/2007
ISBN: 9780156031226
Pages: 394
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.36w x 1.03d
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Winner
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2007 pg. 50
Library Journal 02/15/2007 pg. 115
Kirkus Best Books 01/15/2007 pg. 15
Publishers Weekly 01/08/2007
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★★★★★ 4
Fun animal book with Eric Carle illustrations!
Format: Board book
Some of the noises the animals make feel a little strange, but my toddler loves to push the buttons! I do like that it says the name of the animal before making the sound the animal makes - gives some vocabulary practice when my daughter is reading independently.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2025
★★★★★ 5
All the grandkids enjoy these, of various ages.
Format: Board book
The grandkids always enjoy Eric Carle sound books. The older one reads the stories and the younger one likes to just push the buttons and listen and then say what the animal is. The sound is always nice and clear and the photos on the buttons are easily recognizable. As an added bonus these were offered at a great holiday price.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Highly recommend
Format: Hardcover
My son is 11 years old . He loved this Shark book . Its hard cover is sturdy . It’s made high quality. The audio is perfect pitch and clear . Teaches about each shark .
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Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Shark book with read along buttons
Format: Hardcover
Best read along shark book ! My toddler loves it.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Fintastic storytelling
Format: Hardcover
Awesome book for shark fanatic kids. I bought this book for my 7yr son and it was so informational that I even learned something . And if you would just like to read the book you can and in between you want switch and l3t the story teller read. They are both fun for a lil boy to read with someone or the storyteller.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2025