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Squid in Pants
Ready-to-Read Level 1
Part of Ready-to-Read
By Kaz Windness
Illustrated by Kaz Windness
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About the Book
A squid wants to dress in the latest fashion—if only he could find some clothes—in this hilarious Level 1 Ready-to-Read from Theodore Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Kaz Windness!
Two shoes. FLIP-FLOP!
One shirt.
Tank top!
Nice pants. Kid gone?
Squid puts clothes on!
When a fashion-seeking squid spies some abandoned clothing on a boat, he feels his time has come at last! He takes the clothes to try on, but when their owner returns, a deal must be struck!
Two shoes. FLIP-FLOP!
One shirt.
Tank top!
Nice pants. Kid gone?
Squid puts clothes on!
When a fashion-seeking squid spies some abandoned clothing on a boat, he feels his time has come at last! He takes the clothes to try on, but when their owner returns, a deal must be struck!
Appearances
NOV 14
3:00PM
Texas Book Festival
Read Me A Story Tent
Austin, TX 78721
About the Author
Photo courtesy of the author
Kaz Windness is the author-illustrator of picture books Swim, Jim!; Bitsy Bat, School Star; Bitsy Bat, Team Star; and Bitsy Bat, Snow Star. She created the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics book Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends, and its sequel, Worm and Butterfly Are Friends, Always; the Star Chapter Book Time Traveling Chickens series; and the Level 1 Ready-to-Reads Cat vs. Vac; Go! Go! Dino!; Squid in Pants; and Speeder Spider. Kaz is also the illustrator of Ollie, the Acorn, and the Mighty Idea by Andrew Hacket and the author of When You Love a Book, illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee. Kaz lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, two children, and Boston terrier. Visit her at WindnessBooks.com.
About the Illustrator
Photo courtesy of the author
Kaz Windness is the author-illustrator of picture books Swim, Jim!; Bitsy Bat, School Star; Bitsy Bat, Team Star; and Bitsy Bat, Snow Star. She created the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics book Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends, and its sequel, Worm and Butterfly Are Friends, Always; the Star Chapter Book Time Traveling Chickens series; and the Level 1 Ready-to-Reads Cat vs. Vac; Go! Go! Dino!; Squid in Pants; and Speeder Spider. Kaz is also the illustrator of Ollie, the Acorn, and the Mighty Idea by Andrew Hacket and the author of When You Love a Book, illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee. Kaz lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, two children, and Boston terrier. Visit her at WindnessBooks.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon Spotlight (May 13, 2025)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9781665944298
- Grades: P - 1
- Ages: 4 - 6
- Fountas & Pinnell™ I These books have been officially leveled by using the F&P Text Level Gradient™ Leveling System
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Raves and Reviews
The buoyant text relies on one-syllable words and a poetic use of rhythm, rhyme, and repetition in phrases and short sentences that have a Seussian cadence.
– Horn Book Review, July/August 2025
Colorful, sea-tinted pages and free-floating compositions pack a lot of action onto each page, along with surprising rhymes rocking in a four-beat wave-rhythm. Fun to read aloud, this graphic novel will inspire beginners to plunge into reading on their own.
– Kirkus, 3/15/25
Through the book’s blend of humor and expressive illustrations, young readers will enjoy the antics of these playful ocean creatures. Short rhyming phrases contribute to the book’s easy-to-follow flow, creating a catchy rhythm. Vocabulary is simple throughout and provides great opportunities to practice consonant digraphs.
– School Library Journal, March 1, 2025
Awards and Honors
- NYPL Best Books
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