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  Copyright © 2014 by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Krosoczka, Jarrett.

  Peanut Butter and Jellyfish / Jarrett J. Krosoczka. — First edition.

  p. cm.

  Summary: “Best friends Peanut Butter and Jellyfish are constantly being taunted by

  their neighbor, Crabby, until they help him out of a jam.”—Provided by publisher

  Trade paperback ISBN 978-0-375-87036-1 — Library binding ISBN 978-0-375-97036-8 — eBook ISBN

  978-0-307-97967-4

  [1. Bullies—Fiction. 2. Sea horses—Fiction. 3. Jellyfishes—Fiction.

  4. Crabs—Fiction. 5. Friendship—Fiction.] I. Title.

  PZ7.K935Pe 2014

  [E]—dc23

  2013003155

  The illustrations were created using digital collage of acrylic paintings.

  Random House Children’s Books supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read.

  v3.1

  For my little girl Lucy

  A special thank-you to Zoe Krosoczka

  for the art assist on this book

  Title Page

  Copyright

  First Page

  About the author

  Peanut Butter and Jellyfish were the best of friends.

  Best of friends who spent their days exploring

  up,

  down,

  around,

  and through their grand ocean home.

  Unluckily for them, though, they lived near Crabby.

  “You guys swim like humans!” he would taunt as they slipped past.

  Peanut Butter and Jellyfish did their best to ignore the heckler.

  “Did you hear something?”asked Jellyfish.

  “No, must be the current,” said Peanut Butter.

  Crabby was relentless.

  “You guys smell like rotten barnacles! Pee-yew!”

  “I’ve seen sea snails swim with more style.”

  “My grandma called. She wants her run-walk shoes back!”

  “What a bunch of bubbleheads!”

  Jellyfish puffed up his chest and said, “Driftwood and sea stones may break our bones, but words will never hurt us.”

  “You’re an invertebrate! You don’t even have any bones,” huffed Crabby as he marched along his favorite rock by himself.

  One day, as Peanut Butter and Jellyfish set out on an excursion to the great reef, they swam past Crabby’s perch. They braced themselves for the usual insults. But all was quiet.

  Then they heard the faint sound of sobbing up ahead.

  It was Crabby! He was caught in a lobster trap. And it was being lifted to the surface!

  “I’m scared,” he cried.

  Surely, he was doomed.

  “Should we help?” asked Jellyfish. The two friends shared a look.

  “He is in serious trouble,” said Peanut Butter.

  “You’re right. We have to help!” exclaimed Jellyfish. “But how?”

  “I have a plan,” said Peanut Butter. “Follow me.”

  They swam up to the lobster trap.

  Peanut Butter used his tail to unlock the trap’s gate, but Crabby didn’t budge.

  “Come on. You’re free!” said Peanut Butter.

  “But—but … I can’t swim,” confessed Crabby. “And I’m afraid of heights.”

  The lobster trap was getting pulled closer to the surface!

  “Plan B!” exclaimed Jellyfish. He worked furiously on untying the trap’s knot.

  “Hurry!” cried Peanut Butter. “I can see the fishermen above!”

  Just when all hope was lost …

  The knot gave out, sending the trap plummeting! Peanut Butter and Jellyfish grabbed ahold and lowered it to safety.

  Crabby’s legs wobbled as he returned to his favorite rock.

  “Th-thanks, you t-two,” he stuttered.

  “You know, I’m sorry for saying those mean things,” Crabby said. He may have been afraid of heights, but Crabby was brave enough to apologize.

  “I guess I was jealous. You guys seem like you’re always having so much fun exploring the open waters.”

  “Well, there’s plenty to explore close to the ocean floor!” said Jellyfish.

  Peanut Butter and Jellyfish still swam up, down, around, and through. But it was on the ocean floor that they found their greatest treasure!

  Jarrett J. Krosoczka is the author and illustrator of many popular picture books, including Punk Farm, Punk Farm on Tour, Ollie the Purple Elephant, Annie Was Warned, and Baghead. He is also the creator of the beloved Lunch Lady graphic novel series, about a crime-fighting cafeteria maven.

  Jarrett lives with his family in Northampton, Massachusetts. You can find out more about him—and discover lots of cool activities and games—at studiojjk.com.

 

 

  Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Peanut Butter and Jellyfish

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