The Problem with the Puddles - Couverture souple

Feiffer, Kate

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1442421010 ISBN 13 : 9781442421011

Editeur : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2011

Synopsis

The Problem with the Puddles The only thing Mr. and Mrs. Puddle can agree on is disagreeing. When they can't agree on what kind of dog to get, they get two--and name both Sally. When the family rushes back to the city from their country house and leave the Sallys behind, what's to become of them? Illustrations.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"The Problem with the Puddles is a blast from first page to last. My only complaint is that I didn't write it!" -- Sara Pennypacker, author of Clementine

"As far as I'm concerned, the only problem with the Puddles is that there aren't enough books about them. Now that I've actually met this eccentric family and their adventurous dogs, now that I've lived in their damp and wonderful world, now that I can actually see them, thanks to Tricia Tusa's marvelous drawings, I can't get enough of them. So hop to it, Kate Feiffer.... The world needs more Puddles!" -- Nick Bruel, author of Bad Kitty

"'ROMP: to play or frolic in a lively, boisterous manner.' That's what we have right here. Take one endearing, exasperating family, two cozily canny canines, a plot that insists on going where you least expect it to, and just enough outrageous wordplay and you have as much fun as you can handle." -- Norton Juster, author of The Phantom Tollbooth

This capricious novel marks Feiffer's (President Pennybaker) move into middle-grade fiction, in a story about a family that, for some reason, attracts clouds ("It was as if the cloud suddenly forgot it was heading to a hurricane in Florida or an important blizzard in Canada"). Additionally, the Puddle parents disagree on everything: one of their children is called Baby because they couldn't choose a name. And since the couple squabbled over a breed, the Puddles have two dogs-both named Sally. Alternating between the perspectives of the two- and four-legged family members, the story reveals what happens when the Puddles inadvertently leave "the Sallys" behind at the end of a long vacation in the country. The kid-friendly humor ("Just like meat loaf is like a loaf of meat, a conundrum is like a drum of conun," one of the Sallys "explains," as the dogs consider what to do), the full cast of eccentric characters and Tusa's (Fred Stays with Me!) lively b&w spot art should readily win fans for the Puddle family. -- (Publishers Weekly)

"The kid-friendly humor ... the full cast of eccentric characters and
Tusa’s lively b&w spot art should readily win fans for the Puddle family.” -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

Biographie de l'auteur :

Kate Feiffer is a writer, a filmmaker, and a mother. She is the author of the picture books No Go Sleep!; President Pennybaker; But I Wanted a Baby Brother!; The Wild, Wild Inside; Which Puppy?; My Mom Is Trying to Ruin My Life; and Double Pink; and of the middle-grade novels Signed by Zelda and The Problem with the Puddles. She lives with her family on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Visit her at KateFeiffer.com.

Tricia Tusa has illustrated numerous acclaimed picture books, including In a Blue Room by Jim Averbeck, Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden by Edith Pattou, and the New York Times bestsellers The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania of Jordan and Fred Stays with Me by Nancy Coffelt. She lives with her family in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1442421010
• ISBN 13: 9781442421011
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Illustrateur: Tusa Tricia