{"id":9239310434541,"title":"Professor D Takes Control","handle":"professor-d-takes-control","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing July 7, 2026. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/dan-ariely\"\u003eDan Ariely\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/omer-hoffmann\"\u003eOmer Hoffmann\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eI had good intentions . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid is in trouble! He's missed a few school assignments because he's done other things instead, and his parents, aka Management, are about to take serious measures. David and his robodog, Dot, find help from an unexpected source—the world of social science! 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Professor D Takes Control

Coming July 7, 2026. Pre-order today!

By: Dan Ariely / Illustrated by: Omer Hoffmann

I had good intentions . . .

David is in trouble! He's missed a few school assignments because he's done other things instead, and his parents, aka Management, are about to take serious measures. David and his robodog, Dot, find help from an unexpected source—the world of social science! Through a series of creative experiments, David proves to the adults that they are just like him—his behavior isn't personal but instead universal.

Behavioral science meets middle-school mayhem in a fun, fast-paced story with graphic elements, perfect for fans of humor, experiments, and outsmarting adults.

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Dan Ariely, author

Dan Ariely is an Israeli American scientist and author. He serves as a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. Ariely is the founder of the research institution the Center for Advanced Hindsight, as well as the cofounder of several companies implementing insights from behavioral science. Ariely’s TED talks have been viewed more than 15 million times. He is the author of three New York Times bestsellers for adults as well as many other books, including Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things.

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Omer Hoffmann, illustrator

Omer Hoffmann is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator who lives in Tel Aviv. His illustrations for the picture book No Ordinary Hardil were listed in the Andersen Honor List. His personal comic Two Years in NYC won the Silver Medal from SOI. In 2018 he created Foreigner, an 8-meter-long comic scroll, published in Israel and Germany.

Read more about Omer.

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ISBN: 978-1-62354-751-6

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ISBN: 978-1-62354-792-9

Ages: 8-12
Page count: 120
6 x 9

Publication date: July 7, 2026