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| Title | Clarence Gets a Bargain |
| Author & Illustrator | Jonathan Bach |
| Publisher | Jonathan Bach (independent) |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-234-07638-0 |
| Library of Congress Control Number | 2026906164 |
| Format | Hardbound, case bound, full color |
| Trim | 11 × 8.5″ landscape |
| Pages | 36 |
| Audience | Ages 6–10 • Grades 1–5 |
| Reading level | Est. Lexile AD 620L • Est. Guided Reading L–N |
| Price | $19.99 (direct: clarencegetsabargain.com) |
Clarence Wyze earns a smart-robot reward for good grades and finished chores. Before the trip to Sea-Mart, his mom assigns “shopping homework”: reading the sale ads and coupon inserts to find the best deal. In the store, Clarence compares models, discovers the clearance section, weighs a marked-down robot against the newest ones, hands a 10%-off coupon to the cashier, and pays sales tax. The lesson he lands on: newer doesn’t always mean better, and just because it’s a good deal doesn’t mean you need it.
Full mapping: Curriculum Alignment Matrix.
Two pages of kid-readable definitions, each cross-referenced to the story page where the term appears:
Most children’s money books teach earning (lemonade stands) or saving (piggy banks, three jars). Clarence Gets a Bargain is — to the publisher’s knowledge — the only narrative picture book for this age group that depicts a complete consumer purchase: ad research before the trip, in-aisle comparison, a clearance markdown, coupon redemption, and sales tax at the register, all inside one continuous story.
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