ABA 2025 Best Book for Young Readers

Perfect for back-to-school and Halloween, Itty Bitty Betty Blob is back! This time Betty has to try out for an afterschool activity. Will it be cooking? Drama? Diving? Sweet and sensitive, Betty is a heroine who reminds kids ages 4 - 8 that being yourself is more than enough.

When Itty Bitty Betty Blob tries out for the Devil Divers, Coach wants her to CRASH and FLOP and make a big splash like a fierce monster--but fierce is not Betty! Can she follow her heart and do the unique dives she loves? In this sequel to the adorable Itty Bitty Betty Blob, our favorite blob has another opportunity to discover what it means to be yourself and follow your heart Here's another perfectly-pitched story about the importance of being exactly who you are.

About the author / illustrator

Constance Lombardo began drawing when she was 10 years old. She’s the author/illustrator of the middle grade Mr. Puffball series (HarperCollins), the picture book, Everybody Says Meow, Hippo Park's hilarious Tiny Spoon vs. Little Fork, and the original Itty Bitty Betty Blob. She lives in Asheville, NC with her family.

Micah Player began his illustration career designing and illustrating for Paul Frank Industries. He is the author-illustrator of the picture books Chloe, Instead and the Lately Lily series (Chronicle Books). He alslo illustrated two books by Lucky Diaz: Paletero Man and La Guitarrista (Harper). He lives in a little house beneath a giant tree in the Utah mountains, with a lovely schoolteacher (and wife) named Stephanie, two kids, one Yorkshire terrier, and several Casio keyboards.

Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hippo Park
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 19, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1662640927
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1662640926
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.37 x 0.39 x 11.25 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Itty Bitty Betty Blob
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3

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