"What is 'normal?" That's the question an eager young scientist, narrating her very first book, hopes to answer. Unfortunately, her exceedingly 'normal' subject - an orangutan named Norman - turns out to be exceptionally strange. He speaks English, sleeps in a bed, loves his stuffed toy, goes bananas over pizza and even deep-sea dives! What's a "normal' scientist to do? A humorous look at the wackiness that makes us all special - and a gentle reminder that 'normal' can't ever be defined.

 

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2016 by Sterling Publishing Co Inc .

Tara Lazar is the author of Monstore and I Thought This Was a Bear Book. Her mischievous imagination led her to write picture books, and she founded PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month). She lives in New Jersey with her husband and her two daughters. Visit TaraLazar. com for stories, giveaways, and contests for kids of all ages (like Tara!). Tara Lazar lives in Basking Ridge, New Jersey with her husband, two daughters and 2749 stuffed animals. Tara founded Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoldMo), an annual online writing event held on her award-winning blog at taralazar. com. Illustrator S. britt (AKA Stephan Britt) lives in Portland, Oregon. He first developed his zeal for drawing in childhood and soon decided there was nothing that would make him happier than illustrating children's books.