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Troubling Tonsils!

Jasper Rabbit's creepy tales!

Aaron Reynolds

Ages 7–11 NYT Best Seller

Released Sep 2, 2025

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This is a lighthearted, humorous chapter book that uses mild creepy elements (disappearing tonsils, strange sounds) to tell a cautionary tale about listening to authority figures. It's a spin-off from the bestselling Creepy Carrots series, designed to be spooky-fun rather than genuinely scary. The story normalizes medical procedures (tonsil removal) while keeping the tone playful and age-appropriate for early-to-middle elementary readers.

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From the team behind the New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal-winning Creepy Carrots! and its sequels comes the first entry in a spin-off chapter book series in which Jasper Rabbit tells the story of a young marmot whose tonsils get the better of him. Jasper the Rabbit is back! A little older and wiser, he co... From the team behind the New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal-winning Creepy Carrots! and its sequels comes the first entry in a spin-off chapter book series in which Jasper Rabbit tells the story of a young marmot whose tonsils get the better of him. Jasper the Rabbit is back! A little older and wiser, he collects creepy stories to share as cautionary tales. If you're ready for some chills and chuckles alike, tune in as Jasper weaves the yarn of Charlie Marmot and the particular pickle he found himself in. See, Charlie here has a problem: his tonsils have become infected and have to come out. No biggie, right? But when he decides he wants to keep them in a jar for show and tell, things get creepy... First, strange slurping sounds in his room keep Charlie awake the night before his surgery. Then, he goes to the doctor only to be told his tonsils are already gone! Could it be they're out for revenge? Join Jasper and Charlie in this first Creepy Tale chapter book and learn from Charlie's mistakes before it's too late!

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ISBN 9781665961080 · Simon and Schuster