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Matthew Van Fleet

Matthew Van Fleet’s innovative books have been introducing children to basic concepts for almost twenty years. His unique formats invite toddlers to touch, press, pull, lift, and even sniff as they explore colors, shapes, numbers, letters, opposites, and more. His books include the #1 New York Times bestsellers Tails and Dog as well as the New York Times bestsellers Cat, Heads, and Alphabet. His books have sold more than three million copies. He lives with his family in New York state.

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Munch! will be released on August 27, 2013 in Novelty
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Van Fleet Sniff! Lick! Munch! will be released on October 22, 2013 in Novelty
May 23, 2013
Van Fleet Animal Trio will be released on October 22, 2013 in Novelty
May 14, 2013
Van Fleet Alphabet Heads will be released on October 22, 2013 in Novelty
May 14, 2013
Mar 12, 2013
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Van Fleet Animal Trio
Mar 12, 2013
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Van Fleet Alphabet Heads
Mar 12, 2013
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Munch!
Mar 09, 2013
Lick! will be released on January 29, 2013 in Novelty
Jan 29, 2013
Lick! is now available in Novelty
Jan 29, 2013
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Moo has won an award
Sep 25, 2012
Sniff! will be released on August 28, 2012 in Novelty
Aug 28, 2012
Sniff! is now available in Novelty
Aug 28, 2012
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Sniff!
Aug 17, 2012
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Lick!
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PublishersWeekly.com, March 4, 2013
...978-1-4424-8860-1). Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young (Simon Pulse, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-4424-7271-6). Munch! by Matthew Van Fleet (S&S/Wiseman, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-4424-9425-1). Rot & Ruin: Fire & Ash by Jonathan Maberry (Simon & Schuster,...
TheDay.com, March 3, 2013
...bolstered by this plucky heroine, charming illustrations, and the surprise ending created by one trustworthy girl. "Lick!" by Matthew Van Fleet, Simon & Schuster, 2013, 13 pages, $9.99 board book Read aloud: age 1½ to age 4 Read yourself: age 5 to...
Christian Science Monitor, November 23, 2012
...last year, here’s a list: “The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Diaz, “Tails” by Matthew Van Fleet, “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever” by Jeff Kinney, “Zen Shorts” by Jon Muth,...
New York Times, October 10, 2012
...nobody asked her? The last page brings hope and the joy of inclusion. SNIFF! Written and illustrated by Matthew Van Fleet. 14 pp. A Paula Wiseman Book/Simon & Schuster. $9.99. (Board book; ages 2 to 6) This introduction to all things olfactory is...
New York Times, October 10, 2012
...nobody asked her? The last page brings hope and the joy of inclusion. SNIFF! Written and illustrated by Matthew Van Fleet. 14 pp. A Paula Wiseman Book/Simon & Schuster. $9.99. (Board book; ages 2 to 6) This introduction to all things olfactory is...
Chappaqua-Mount Kisco Patch, September 30, 2012
...and business owners are teaming up to celebrate the freedom to read. new Embed | Share Chappaqua's Matthew Van Fleet, New York Times best selling author, recorded a reading at Little Joe's Books of some poems from Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel...
Home News Tribune, September 23, 2012
...Among the books Amie Lecorchick read this summer were He Died With a Felafel in His Hand by John Birmingham, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, The Funhouse by Dean Koontz, Moby Dick by Herman Melville and The Road by Cormac McCarthy. She liked all of them with...
Christian Science Monitor, November 23, 2012
...last year, here’s a list: “The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Diaz, “Tails” by Matthew Van Fleet, “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever” by Jeff Kinney, “Zen Shorts” by Jon Muth,...
New York Times, October 10, 2012
...nobody asked her? The last page brings hope and the joy of inclusion. SNIFF! Written and illustrated by Matthew Van Fleet. 14 pp. A Paula Wiseman Book/Simon & Schuster. $9.99. (Board book; ages 2 to 6) This introduction to all things olfactory is...
New York Times, October 10, 2012
...nobody asked her? The last page brings hope and the joy of inclusion. SNIFF! Written and illustrated by Matthew Van Fleet. 14 pp. A Paula Wiseman Book/Simon & Schuster. $9.99. (Board book; ages 2 to 6) This introduction to all things olfactory is...
Chappaqua-Mount Kisco Patch, September 30, 2012
...and business owners are teaming up to celebrate the freedom to read. new Embed | Share Chappaqua's Matthew Van Fleet, New York Times best selling author, recorded a reading at Little Joe's Books of some poems from Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel...
Home News Tribune, September 23, 2012
...Among the books Amie Lecorchick read this summer were He Died With a Felafel in His Hand by John Birmingham, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, The Funhouse by Dean Koontz, Moby Dick by Herman Melville and The Road by Cormac McCarthy. She liked all of them with...
PhillyBurbs.com, September 14, 2012
...Pennsylvania’s Covered Bridges” (noon to 2 p.m.); live music (1 to 3 p.m.); book-signing with Matthew Van Fleet, author of “Sniff!” (2 to 3 p.m.); book-signing with Kathryn Finegan Clark, author of “Bucks County Pennsylvania” (2 to 4 p.m.);...