If This Were the World

If This Were the World - Hardcover

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If This Were the World - Hardcover

If This Were the World - Hardcover

by Stephen Barr
$18.99
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by Stephen Barr (Author), Ag Ford (Illustrator)

Recess is wholly transformed when Omeed holds up an orange and asks one question: "What if this were the world?"

Ms. Lee's class had come perilously close to running out of games, but the hunt for the best world gains steam right away. The orange is tasty, but too small to share. A dodgeball world can be punted to outer space by a mean older kid. A maple tree isn't portable enough.

Imaginations have never been so alive. But still no perfect world turns up, and the kids' search is leaving a trail of litter and destruction behind them. Maybe there really is only one world that ticks all the boxes, only one world where everyone fits and can get what they need. . . and maybe it's time to treat it a little better.

With a cast of big personalities and a hearty helping of witty banter, If This Were the World reads like the very best recess, with a well-earned nod to our planet and the work of protecting it.

Author Biography

Stephen Barr grew up a few miles from Disneyland in Southern California, and then grew up a lot more when he moved to New York City out of college. A longtime literary agent, he made his picture book debut with The Upside Down Hat, which The New York Times named a best illustrated book of the year. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, son, and daughter.

AG Ford is a New York Times bestselling children's book illustrator and recipient of two NAACP Image Awards. Ford has illustrated picture books for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sharon Robinson, Ilyasah Shabazz, Martin Luther King III, Nick Cannon, Jonah Winter, The Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and many others. Raised in Dallas, He now lives in Frisco, Texas with his lovely wife Brandy and their two sons Maddox & Carter.
Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.4 x 9.1 x 10.2 IN
Publication Date: February 17, 2026
ISBN9780823457199
Author Stephen Barr
PublisherNeal Porter Books
GenreChildren
FormatHardcover
PublishedFebruary 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages40
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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Stephen Barr is a longtime literary agent at Writers House, and the author of the picture books If This Were the World illustrated by AG Ford, and The Upside Down Hat, illustrated by Gracey Zhang and named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Stephen grew up near Disneyland in Southern California; he now lives in Brooklyn with his wife, son, and daughter.

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