What’s Cute and Blue and Sticks Like Glue?? Sophie’s family has found the perfect couch, but it comes with something extra, and getting rid of that extra something is impossible. In the end, though, who would want to? This zany tale of upholsterosis (a chronic state of couch-potato-ness) is sure to tickle the funny bones of young readers—and not-so-young-readers too!
“An offbeat, yet endearing tale about learning to accept others”
-Scholastic Parent and Child
Translations:
Hebrew 2007
time for a new couch!
not this one!
“An utterly wacky yarn, matched with surprisingly witty cartoon-style drawings”
-The Washington Post
Who is that back there?
the famous Grand Canyon...
Find out what happened in He Came With the Couch!
Awards and Honors
- The Original Art 2005, Museum of American Illustration
- Publisher’s Weekly Silly Salutations of the Season
- Pottery Barn Kids Selection
- Mazza Museum Permanent Collection, University of Findlay, OH
- Bright Horizons Top 3 “Books of Excellence” 2006
- Best Books of the Year, The Savvy Source for Parents
- Virginia Reader’s Choice, Recommended Books 2007-2008
- Washington Children’s Choice, Picture Book Nominee 2008
- Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Nominee 2006
- Alabama Emphasis on Reading Program Book List 2006-2007
- Young Hoosiers Award Nominee
- NDLA Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award 09
He Came With the Couch is available in Spanish online from Liberia Norma! (Click on Photo)
Also available in Hebrew. Contact Chronicle Books for purchasing info. (Click on Photo)
Available in Korean. Contact Chronicle Books for purchasing info. (Click on Photo)
Here’s an interview with David Slonim about He Came with the Couch: Couch Interview
