Squid in Pants: Ready-to-Read Level 1

by Kaz Windness, Kaz Windness (Illustrator)

Overview

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665944311
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	05/06/2025
Series:	Ready-to-Read
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Kaz Windness is the author-illustrator of picture books Swim, Jim! and Bitsy Bat, School Star, which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and BookPage. She created the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics book Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends, which received a starred review and is a Junior Library Guild selection, and the Level 1 Ready-to-Reads Cat vs. Vac and Go! Go! Dino!. 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. When she’s not writing or illustrating books, Kaz teaches illustration at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and enjoys making deep-dish pizza. Kaz lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband, two children, and Boston terrier. Visit her at WindnessBooks.com.