Justin Time: The Pancake Express - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1597020354 ISBN 13: 9781597020350

Publisher: Immedium, 2012

Synopsis

Justin loves locomotives. Now can he, Squidgy, and Olive pilot a train to deliver valuable cargo? Official book adaptation from the popular animated TV show.

All aboard! Like kids everywhere, Justin loves playing with trains. Now he and his pal Squidgy imagine themselves behind the wheel of a classic steam train. Plus their friend Olive has important cargo for them to deliver! Wooo hooo!

Learning how a tank engine works is exciting. But they discover it’s not easy getting through the railroad tracks in the Canadian wilderness. Will their barrel of delicious maple syrup make it to Flap Jack Falls in time for the popular Pancake Festival? Never give up!

Kids and parents appreciate how the Justin Time TV series highlights the importance of creativity. Teachers and librarians like how Justin travels around the world and into different eras to learn about history, social interaction, and life lessons. Global cultures inspire co-creator Brandon James Scott to stoke kids’ imaginations to broaden their horizons and learn about new animals, customs, and places. Scott illustrated all new original art for this book adaptation.

This book series is based on episodes from a popular animated television show, which airs on Netflix and PBS Sprout in the USA, NBC Kids on Saturday mornings, and on Disney Junior channels in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Italy. The series also airs on Discovery Kids Latin America, Discovery Familia in the U.S., Finland’s YLE, Israel’s Hop!, South Korea, and Super RTL (SRTL) Germany.

“As the Justin Time TV series gains popularity...this series of books is sure to appeal...Boys, in particular, will enjoy following Justin to different places and times around the world on his magical steam engine. Highly Recommended.”
- CM magazine

About this title

About the Author

Brandon Scott is the creator and art director of Justin Time, an animated TV series broadcast on Netflix and oher channels worldwide. He is the author of the children’s picture book Justin Time: The Big Pet Story. At Guru Studio, he has worked as an art director and designer. Previously, Brandon was an illustrator at JibJab Media. Guru Studio is a Toronto animation production studio that provides financing, concept development, pre- and post-production, marketing, and distribution of animated video content for all platforms.

From the Back Cover

Follow Justin and his imaginary friends, Squidgy and Olive, as they go on the biggest adventures of all time, to every corner of the world!

All aboard for their latest adventure! Justin and his pal, Squidgy, imagine themselves driving a train and helping their friend Olive with an important delivery. They discover that it’s not easy getting through the Canadian wilderness. But they have to get maple syrup to Flapjack Falls in time for the Pancake Festival. Will they make it?

The popular animated television show Justin Time is broadcast worldwide.

From the Inside Flap

Follow Justin and his imaginary friends, Squidgy and Olive, as they go on the biggest adventures of all time, to every corner of the world!

All aboard for their latest adventure! Justin and his pal, Squidgy, imagine themselves driving a train and helping their friend Olive with an important delivery. They discover that its not easy getting through the Canadian wilderness. But they have to get maple syrup to Flapjack Falls in time for the Pancake Festival. Will they make it?

The popular animated television show Justin Time is broadcast worldwide.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 2-Based on an episode in the animated TV series, this story unfolds at a pace similar to an action-based television cartoon, and the dialogue reads like a script. While playing with a train, Justin and his small pal Squidgy take an imaginary trip. The two scoot across the floor, chugging along in a steam engine. At a station in Canada, they meet their friend Olive, who runs the maple-syrup stop, and Justin and Squidgy take the syrup and Olive to the Flapjack Falls Pancake Festival. Along the way, a tree blocks the tracks, but a friendly beaver and moose use their talents to clear the way. Readers learn about the mechanics of steam engines when the train runs out of coal and wood from the cut tree becomes a substitute fuel. James's colorful cartoon illustrations support the text and vary in size. Those looking for didactic stories will find the plot offers teachable moments on cooperation and transportation, but it is strictly an additional purchase.-Lynn Vanca, Freelance Librarian, Akron, OHα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Immedium
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1597020354
• ISBN 13: 9781597020350
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Scott Brandon James
• Number of pages: 36