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About The Book
The Bins family needs to plan a great escape from the zoo—and quickly!—in this third entry in the hilarious middle grade graphic novel series about a sneaky raccoon family who live life in the trash lane from Stephanie Cooke and Whitney Gardner!
After Dusty, Scraps, and ReRe Bins’s pursuit of food has the unexpected side effect of thwarting a notorious ring of thieves at the art museum, they are recognized as hometown heroes and put on special exhibition at the zoo to meet their public.
At first, the scrappy raccoons and possum are living the good life, full of food and free of responsibility! But despite their celebrity treatment, the trio start to realize the zoo isn’t the cushy gig they thought it was—after all, they’re stuck behind bars!
A conniving beaver offers to help them, but at a price: in return, they have to sneak her sculpture into the museum of contemporary art so she can finally become a famous artist. Do the Bins have what it takes to break out of one place and break into another?
After Dusty, Scraps, and ReRe Bins’s pursuit of food has the unexpected side effect of thwarting a notorious ring of thieves at the art museum, they are recognized as hometown heroes and put on special exhibition at the zoo to meet their public.
At first, the scrappy raccoons and possum are living the good life, full of food and free of responsibility! But despite their celebrity treatment, the trio start to realize the zoo isn’t the cushy gig they thought it was—after all, they’re stuck behind bars!
A conniving beaver offers to help them, but at a price: in return, they have to sneak her sculpture into the museum of contemporary art so she can finally become a famous artist. Do the Bins have what it takes to break out of one place and break into another?
About The Author
Photograph by Kate Dockeray
Stephanie Cooke is an award-nominated writer based out of Toronto, Canada. Some of her graphic novels include ParaNorthern, Oh My Gods!, and The Racc Pack, with bestselling creator, Whitney Gardner. She’s additionally worked on series such as My Little Pony, Cat Ninja, Archie, and more. She’s an avid reader, gamer, movie watcher, raccoon enthusiast, and pun connoisseur. Find out more about her at StephanieCooke.ca.
About The Illustrator
Photograph by Whitney Gardner
Whitney Gardner is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist. She started drawing stick figures in second grade and somehow no one’s been able to stop her. If there’s ever a moment when she isn’t drawing, she’s likely to be found rolling twenty-sided dice. Her favorite color is yellow. She is the author of the YA novels You’re Welcome, Universe and Chaotic Good, as well as the creator of Fake Blood, Long Distance, and Free Piano (Not Haunted) and the illustrator for Debbie Levy’s Becoming RBG and Stephanie Cooke’s The Racc Pack series.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (April 21, 2026)
- Length: 168 pages
- ISBN13: 9781665958257
- Grades: 2 - 5
- Ages: 7 - 10
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Raves and Reviews
"Thoroughly entertaining."
– Kirkus Reviews
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