Mean Margaret

Informationen zum Autor Tor Seidler is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of more than a dozen children's books, including Firstborn, The Wainscott Weasel, A Rat's Tale, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Gully's Travels, and most notably Mean Margaret, which was a National Book Award Finalist. He lives in New York, New York. Jon Agee is the illustrator of a large collection of children's picture books, such as Little Santa, The Other Side of Town, Nothing, and most notably the National Book Award-nominated Mean Margaret. He lives in San Francisco with his wife. Klappentext Unconditional kindness is the key in this National Book Award Finalist from the author of The Wainscott Weasel about nontraditional families, adoption, love?and a little peace and quiet.Margaret is a mean, cranky human toddler from a family of nine. She is such a pain that her beleaguered parents chuck her out, and she's on her own, grousing and grumping until two caring woodchucks, Phoebe and Fred, take Margaret in as their own. But despite their love, Margaret continues to wreak havoc with her loud, destructive ways, ruining the burrow and shrieking nonstop. Soon the woodchucks are as beleaguered as Margaret's human parents were, but because love is more powerful than temper tantrums, they are determined to make it work. So they enlist a little unconventional help, and with the guidance of a snake, bats, and a skunk, their feral little human just might realize there's more to life than being mean.Mean Margaret A Cold Shoulder One spring afternoon Fred was out foraging for food in the meadow when an inky cloud seeped over the sun. He was a good ways from his burrow—nearly to the pig farm, judging by the whiff of the sloppy beasts he’d just caught. Since there was nothing he hated more than getting his fur wet, Fred scampered up into a hole in a maple by the roadside. This required little effort—woodchucks are distant relatives of squirrels—but the hole was a dreadful mess. “Woodpeckers,” Fred muttered. When he poked his head out to look for something better, he was momentarily blinded by a flash of lightning. Then he was nearly deafened by a clap of thunder, and right after that a violent cracking sound set his very bones vibrating. Seconds later, the skies opened. “Of all the rotten luck,” Fred said. Stuck, Fred passed the time complaining about the filthy habits of woodpeckers. “Don’t they know what a broom is . . .” Being a woodchuck who lived alone, he often talked to himself. But he turned silent when a pair of fat, ugly human beings came running in under the tree. “Goodness!” said the woman. “We’re soaked to the skin,” said the man, who had a big ham under his arm. Fred held his nose. The odor of the human beings’ wet clothing wasn’t much better than the whiff of pig he’d gotten earlier. “You know, Mr. Hubble,” the woman said after a while, “this really isn’t so bad, is it?” “Nice break from the kids,” the man agreed. Eventually the rain stopped and the sun returned, scattering the meadow with diamonds of light. But, to the woodchuck’s dismay, the fat, smelly people stayed put. “Look, Mrs. Hubble,” the man said. “A rainbow.” “Where?” “There—right over the pigsty.” “Oh, my, yes. How beautiful!” Fred noticed the rainbow, too. However, it was small comfort to him. For now Mr. Hubble put his free arm around Mrs. Hubble’s middle, and Mrs. Hubble leaned her head on Mr. Hubble’s shoulder. “Good grief,” Fred said under his breath. “I’m going to be here forever.” But rainbows rarely last very long, and when this one faded away, Mrs. Hubble let out a sigh and said, “I suppose we better head back. They’ll be turning the place upside down....

Info autore

Tor Seidler is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of more than a dozen children's books, including Firstborn, The Wainscott Weasel, A Rat's Tale, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Gully's Travels, and most notably Mean Margaret, which was a National Book Award Finalist. He lives in New York, New York.

Jon Agee is the illustrator of a large collection of children's picture books, such as Little Santa, The Other Side of Town, Nothing, and most notably the National Book Award-nominated Mean Margaret. He lives in San Francisco with his wife.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jon Agee, Tor Seidler, Tor/ Agee Seidler
• Con la collaborazione di: Jon Agee (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Simon & Schuster USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 12 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781481410151
• ISBN: 978-1-4814-1015-1
• Pagine: 176
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi; Narrativa > Romanzi