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Cherise the Niece

by J K Benton

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ISBN13: 9780452289482
ISBN10: 0452289483
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Edward Gorey meets The Bunny Suicides in a murderously funny tale from the creator of It's Happy Bunny

From the creator of the hugely successful It's Happy Bunny franchise comes a little piece of work named Cherise, who may be, it turns out, a not-so-nice niece. In the tradition of Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies, Jim Benton's first adult picture book, with hilarious rhymes and illustrations, is a darkly comic masterpiece of the macabre.

"She was orphaned quite young In a mysterious way, Her parents just up and vanished one day."

The bloody footprints leading out of Cherise's bedroom are the first clue that perhaps the little darling with the bow in her hair is not an angel. As Cherise is shuttled from one aunt's home to another, her aunts vanish, meeting inventive and hysterical ends. With a killer punch line on its final page, Jim Benton's Cherise the Niece will leave readers laughing.

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Praise for Jim Benton's previous works "The most visible cartoonist in America."

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"Mr. Benton's intellectual propertieshave made him stand out in an industry dominated by big entertainment companies."

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"Who could resist [Jim Benton]?"

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"[D]eliciously gross comedy."

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About the Author

Jim Benton is a writer and artist who might draw a happy bunny one moment and write poems about a scary little niece the next. It's probably best not to ask why. His characters, including It's Happy Bunny, Franny K. Stein, and the New York Times bestseller Dear Dumb Diary, are licensed worldwide and appear in books and calendars, and on T-shirts, stickers, magnets, and more.

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yuyuop1, November 21, 2008 (view all comments by yuyuop1)
this book is awsome i love the art and how she is so violent. i cant wait for another book.

thank gosh im an uncle
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ISBN:
9780452289482
Author:
Benton, J K
Publisher:
Plume Books
Author:
Benton, J. K.
Author:
Benton, Jim
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Topic - Adult
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Poetry
Subject:
Aunts
Subject:
Nieces
Publication Date:
June 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
- Up
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
48
Dimensions:
6.94x8.66x.34 in. .61 lbs.
Age Level:
14-UP

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