The Truth About the Couch, Adam Rubin
The Truth About the Couch, Adam Rubin
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The Truth About the Couch

Author: Adam Rubin

Narrator: Adam Rubin

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/23/2024

Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos comes this hilarious audiobook about everyone’s favorite piece of furniture.

Pssst! Hey. I'm here to tell ya what the furniture police don't want you to know... Listen close. I'll explain everything.

Most people think couches are just for sitting, or maybe napping, and don't give it a second thought. But did you know couches can go berserk if you don't feed them a steady diet of coins, cell phones, and remote controls? And did you know some couches are grown on a farm? (Where do you think the term couch potato comes from?) Some come from two chairs who love each other very much, and some are actually aliens in disguise. And that's just the tip of the iceberg...

This laugh-out-loud send-up of conspiracy theories brings Adam Rubin's trademark zany humor to explore the totally, completely true (really! maybe?) history of the world's most beloved—and misunderstood—item of furniture.

About The Author

Adam Rubin is the author of a dozen critically acclaimed picture books which have sold more than five million copies combined, including Dragons Love Tacos, Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel, High Five, Gladys the Magic Chicken, Secret Pizza Party, Robo-Sauce, the Those Darn Squirrels trilogy, and El Chupacabras, which won the Texas Bluebonnet Award. He also wrote the New York Times bestselling middle-grade story collections The Human Kaboom and The Ice Cream Machine, which was called “as delicious as a multilayer sundae” by Parents magazine.Liniers is the author of more than thirty books, including the Eisner Award–winning Good Night, Planet. He is the creator of the daily comic strip Macanudo, which has been published in Argentina by La Nación since 2002 and in English-language collections in the United States since 2014. He received the Inkpot Award for his contributions to the world of comics in 2018. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @porliniers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on August 05, 2024

The illustrations are magnificent, and the story is funny, but I'm afraid the humor will go right over kids' heads as they try to figure out what's true and what's a joke. There's a fox giving a lecture (complete with an easel and visual aids) about couches. He's interrupted by another fox insisting......more

Goodreads review by Jenni on May 03, 2024

I like the art and style. But I felt like kids might be confused about what is fact and what is fictional humor.......more

Goodreads review by Sirah on May 18, 2024

Ever wondered what secrets the couches are hiding? Not only do these feisty furnishings eat cell phones, coins, remotes, and the occasional grandma, they also have hidden origins and secret stampedes! But Wait! Is that really the truth? Should we censor it if it isn't? This book is a great conversati......more

Goodreads review by Amy on September 19, 2024

This book is very silly and made me LOL! I think the best audience will be older elementary kids, younger ones might not recognize the humor, in that the fox is making up silly facts about couches. I think this book could be used to compare fact and fiction, reminding students that anything can happ......more

Goodreads review by Reader on May 01, 2024

Yet another great book by Adam Rubin. This book captured our little one’s imagination and they instantly engaged as we read it to them thanks to the topic and illustrations. Our couch is our primary gathering place so it felt like it was a relatable topic to read about with them. Certainly recommend......more

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Praise for The Truth About the Couch:

A New York Times Bestseller
An Indie Bestseller

"Full-on mayhem . . . Via this collection of musings, Rubin (High Five) proves as quippy as ever . . . perhaps prompting human readers to regard their own settees in a new and more appreciative light." —Publishers Weekly

"A hilarious send-up of conspiracy theories and adults’ attempts to shelter children from the real world . . . Funny and thought provoking.." —Kirkus Reviews

"The supremely silly story seems straightforward and then delightfully defies expectations, offering wildly inaccurate insights into furniture history and behavior. Garrulous graphite pencil and watercolor illustrations capture the hilarious high jinks with style and exuberance, and the clever stage-on-a-page depiction is a snazzy touch. A splendidly offbeat ode to the seemingly simple sofa." —Booklist

"A very clever fox argues that sometimes a couch is more than a couch. If you want something fun to read with kids ages 3-7, this book is a dream." —The Washington Post

"The same kind of interactive storytelling quality as Dragons Love Tacos, but this time, you’re learning all about a couch—and all the many conspiracy theories that go into it. It’s equal parts a book about how misinformation is spread and just a fun, silly book about a piece of furniture." —Romper

"As zany as [Rubin's] beloved Dragons Love Tacos." —Washington Parent

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