Book description
Sometimes the real treasures are the people you meet along the way.
Fans of Mac Barnett, Jory John, and Chris Haughton will adore this hilarious story of a bank robbery that doesn't go according to plan. Loosely inspired by the most famous bank heist in Argentina, Joaquin Camp decided to…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Robbery as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In this book, three thieves make a plan to dig a tunnel to rob a bank, and I just love a mischievous picture book topic.
The art is so clever because we can see where the thieves are digging and the hilarious mistakes they have made as they end up in places that are definitely not the bank. The art is so charming and the digging teacher is perfection.
From DK's list on where the reader knows more than the character.
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