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A Jack Book #6
Too Many Jacks
From New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a mischievous rabbit, a cranky old lady, and a lovable dog.
The Lady gives Jack a gift. It's a lab kit! Jack goes into the shed to experiment and doesn't come out until he's made another Jack and another Jack and another. But one Jack was already too many. Can Jack stop his naughty robot clones before they destroy the town?
Welcome to the laugh-out-loud and irreverent world of Jack, a new early reader series by the New York Times bestselling and award-winning team of Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli.
The Lady gives Jack a gift. It's a lab kit! Jack goes into the shed to experiment and doesn't come out until he's made another Jack and another Jack and another. But one Jack was already too many. Can Jack stop his naughty robot clones before they destroy the town?
Welcome to the laugh-out-loud and irreverent world of Jack, a new early reader series by the New York Times bestselling and award-winning team of Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli.
80 pages, Hardcover
First published May 5, 2020
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Mac Barnett
82Ìýbooks1,281ÌýfollowersBorn to non-farmers in a California farming community, Mac Barnett now lives near San Francisco. He's on the board of directors of 826LA, a nonprofit writing center for students in Los Angeles, and he founded the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers.
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September 28, 2021
6 year old: give it a 2 cuz I will give it a 2� cuz I don’t really like robots
9 year old: 5 out of 5 bc it was funny and good
4 year old: 16 and 19 cuz me love it
8: 0 bc I’m only like non fiction and elephant and piggie
9 year old: 5 out of 5 bc it was funny and good
4 year old: 16 and 19 cuz me love it
8: 0 bc I’m only like non fiction and elephant and piggie
April 25, 2020
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June 22, 2020
Warning: contains giggles
March 12, 2024
A solid 3.5.
April 23, 2025
When jack said he needed something that was red and had water I really thought it was going to be a fire truck the twist that it was Rex’s tongue was insane. 5 stars what an emotional roller coaster.
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February 16, 2022
It is so funny and weird. 👅- 7 year old
October 27, 2020
Jack creates an army of Jacks. They run amok and create havoc all over town. Rex saves the day.
Lower elementary readers will continue to enjoy the humor in this Barnett series.
Lower elementary readers will continue to enjoy the humor in this Barnett series.
July 21, 2020
My boys think these are hilarious..but I just don't get this fascination. This one was weird!
July 2, 2024
For anyone interested in checking this book out, it is about a rabbit named Jack. Jack really likes snacks, but instead of snacks, he finds himself receiving a science lab present. From there, he takes his gift into a shed and spends the better part of a week concocting some creation while we as readers wait in anticipation to discover what it is he's been working on. The big reveal comes and silliness ensues.
I checked this book out for my six-year-old son at the local public library. The reading level was perfect for a child his age that is looking to read independently with minimal assistance. The reading level reminded me of the old Dick and Jane books, simplistic and repetitive, but with the added integrity of chapters. My son sat down and read the entire 80 pages straight through at bedtime. As each chapter emerged, I asked if he wanted to stop or keep going and he wanted to keep going.
I thought the silliness and creativity were highly relatable for my very imaginative child. There were opportunities for us to make predictions. And both my son and his slightly older sister giggled at different parts of the story.
*I am an elementary school librarian and parent. I would purchase this book for my elementary school library to recommend to kindergarteners and first grade readers, possibly even struggling readers at the second grade level at the beginning of the school year.
I checked this book out for my six-year-old son at the local public library. The reading level was perfect for a child his age that is looking to read independently with minimal assistance. The reading level reminded me of the old Dick and Jane books, simplistic and repetitive, but with the added integrity of chapters. My son sat down and read the entire 80 pages straight through at bedtime. As each chapter emerged, I asked if he wanted to stop or keep going and he wanted to keep going.
I thought the silliness and creativity were highly relatable for my very imaginative child. There were opportunities for us to make predictions. And both my son and his slightly older sister giggled at different parts of the story.
*I am an elementary school librarian and parent. I would purchase this book for my elementary school library to recommend to kindergarteners and first grade readers, possibly even struggling readers at the second grade level at the beginning of the school year.
December 13, 2021
I read a bunch of these Jack books so I'm going to put the same review for all of them because the ideas are basically the same. The only thing that I'll change is the star rating (rounded up because Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ doesn't offer a half star rating)
Jack Blasts Off! - 3.5/5
Too Many Jacks - 4.5/5
Jack at Bat - 4/5
Jack Goes West - 4/5
Jack at the Zoo - 4.5/5
I love the artwork, the simple sentence structure, and the characters. I like that Jack is unapologetically kind of a jerk, but you love him anyway. He's just doing his own thing, which is refreshing when it comes to a children's book series. Not everyone is happy and perfect all the time, even though most, I feel, do have good intentions. Like Jack. He may make messes, he may snack too much, he may be lazy, but you can still see him being a good person in his own way. I like the series, and will look for more. Good contrast to the many Elephant and Piggie books that are incredibly popular in my library.
Jack Blasts Off! - 3.5/5
Too Many Jacks - 4.5/5
Jack at Bat - 4/5
Jack Goes West - 4/5
Jack at the Zoo - 4.5/5
I love the artwork, the simple sentence structure, and the characters. I like that Jack is unapologetically kind of a jerk, but you love him anyway. He's just doing his own thing, which is refreshing when it comes to a children's book series. Not everyone is happy and perfect all the time, even though most, I feel, do have good intentions. Like Jack. He may make messes, he may snack too much, he may be lazy, but you can still see him being a good person in his own way. I like the series, and will look for more. Good contrast to the many Elephant and Piggie books that are incredibly popular in my library.
February 15, 2024
What could be zanier than having Jack around? He's such a naughty bunny!
In case this question has kept you up at night -- perhaps because you've read other books in the Jack series -- this hilarious science fictioney book may snap you right out of your fears and into deep snooze. Unless it gives you nightmares...
The deal is, the Lady gives Jack a lab kit! He goes into the shed to experiment. Soon he starts making robot versions of himself. He makes so many new Jacks, and they're all so naughty!
Will they destroy everything in town?
Wait until you learn the equivalent of kryptonite for these bad gray robots? Soooooo funny! FIVE STAR great!
Hint: Out of gratitude, the town creates a statue of Rex (Jack's dog) and places it in the town square.
In case this question has kept you up at night -- perhaps because you've read other books in the Jack series -- this hilarious science fictioney book may snap you right out of your fears and into deep snooze. Unless it gives you nightmares...
The deal is, the Lady gives Jack a lab kit! He goes into the shed to experiment. Soon he starts making robot versions of himself. He makes so many new Jacks, and they're all so naughty!
Will they destroy everything in town?
Wait until you learn the equivalent of kryptonite for these bad gray robots? Soooooo funny! FIVE STAR great!
Hint: Out of gratitude, the town creates a statue of Rex (Jack's dog) and places it in the town square.
August 26, 2023
For a children's reader, 10/10. It had a compelling plot, genuinely funny moments, and it felt like the narrator/reader was really a character in the story. Very cool all around. I'll be recommending this title and am excited to read more from this series.
And a really small detail that I really appreciated: I liked that Jack wanted—and was eventually given—lipstick, but even more than that, I appreciated that the argument for why he couldn't have it originally was, "you're too messy for lipstick" not, "you're a boy so you shouldn't want/have lipstick."
And a really small detail that I really appreciated: I liked that Jack wanted—and was eventually given—lipstick, but even more than that, I appreciated that the argument for why he couldn't have it originally was, "you're too messy for lipstick" not, "you're a boy so you shouldn't want/have lipstick."
January 31, 2021
I can't figure this serious out. Are they trying to let kids know that it is okay to make mistakes? Maybe they are trying to speak to the students who feel like Jack. I will not be overtly handing these out to students. I hope they find some students who enjoy an element of mischievous nature and that those students come to understand they are still loved by their families or guardians.
December 10, 2023
It's great to see publishers approach great authors to add to the literature for early readers. Mac Barnett's humorous story of Jack, who is given a gift of a "lab kit" from which he creates a way to duplicate himself: too many Jacks. Each page holds one large clear sentence with fun illustrations.
July 17, 2020
Okay, this was adorable. Of course, my brain, being pandemic-minded, "DON'T LICK STUFF!!!" but I get it though, lol. I would normally stay away from these kind of mini-chapter books for storytime but this could be a fun one with an older crowd.
October 15, 2020
Give it some time and an unwanted gift can turn out okay, maybe too okay. Jack innocently? causes a problem, and Rex comes to the rescue! The town’s appreciation is classic Mac Barnett combo of zany and weird. Need to read more of this series.
March 12, 2021
There can never be enough Jacks
My kid loves reading about Jack, the Lady and even Rex. And she believes there can never be enough Jacks, though this book points out that, while a bit of mischief can be fun, too much can be overwhelming.
My kid loves reading about Jack, the Lady and even Rex. And she believes there can never be enough Jacks, though this book points out that, while a bit of mischief can be fun, too much can be overwhelming.
April 1, 2021
What happens when jack builds a small army of robots that think and look like Jack? Chaos ! The lipstick loving creatures take over the town. The statute in the end is weirdly funny.
I think my nephew will love this book.
I think my nephew will love this book.
May 6, 2021
Thought this would be a humerous book for young readers. Stealing money and lipstick and vandalizing a building are not really the concepts I think need to be in a book for young children.
This was my first Jack Book, I hope the others have better subject matter.
This was my first Jack Book, I hope the others have better subject matter.
September 18, 2021
Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli have created a modern series suitable for Early Readers.
As usual in recent books he has illustrated, Mr. Pizzoli includes "How To" reference pages showing how to draw the head of Robot Jack.
As usual in recent books he has illustrated, Mr. Pizzoli includes "How To" reference pages showing how to draw the head of Robot Jack.
January 8, 2022
I liked this book - Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli equals a great team! I like the book for students who are learning to read -- there is just not enough books written for this group of students. The pictures are well-done, and I think my students will find the book funny! Two thumbs up for this book!
December 1, 2022
Ridgeway says:
This funny, action-packed easy reader is a favorite of my kids (because it makes them laugh) and myself (because it's enjoyable to read). The artwork and the how-to-draw tutorial are charming. The best part: the twist ending!
This funny, action-packed easy reader is a favorite of my kids (because it makes them laugh) and myself (because it's enjoyable to read). The artwork and the how-to-draw tutorial are charming. The best part: the twist ending!
January 26, 2023
4 stars (I really liked it)
So after the last two Jack books I read left me feeling meh, I wasn't sure if I should keep reading the series or not. This one was cute though. I love the part where the text talks about how the statue is weird because I was thinking the same thing haha.
So after the last two Jack books I read left me feeling meh, I wasn't sure if I should keep reading the series or not. This one was cute though. I love the part where the text talks about how the statue is weird because I was thinking the same thing haha.
July 9, 2020
I think this is my 2nd favorite after the original book!!
July 20, 2020
For: readers looking for a book with action and suspense.
Possible red flags: hostile takeover; theft.
Possible red flags: hostile takeover; theft.
August 19, 2020
Enjoyed this one more than the others.
September 9, 2020
Jack still sucks, but this was pretty good. I definitely noticed the controlled vocabulary. And I like that he loves lipstick.
October 8, 2020
A good book for STEAM education for kids.
October 29, 2020
Thank goodness there was a dog around to save the day!
February 25, 2021
Jack's lab turns out Jack robots who take over the town!
Reviewed from a library copy.
Reviewed from a library copy.
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