Synopses & Reviews
Cork is a short muskrat who likes to win at games. Fuzz is a tall possum who also likes to win at games. Two best friends. Both like to win. What will happen when they play games against each other?
An Easy-to-Read series that critics compare to the measured dialogue and sweet illogic of Arnold Lobels Frog and Toad,** Cork and Fuzz are sure to win fans with each new book.
*Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Cork and Fuzz
**Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Cork and Fuzz: Short and Tall
Synopsis
Short-legged Cork is upset when tall Fuzz wins every game they play, until he learns that their friendship is more important than winning.
Synopsis
Since both of them are very competitive and always go out to win in whatever they do, friends Cork the muskrat and Fuzz the possum must find a way to maintain their relationship even when they play against one another and only one winner will be had between the two.
About the Author
Dori Chaconas was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1938. The second child in a family of seven, Dori fell into the role of storyteller, nursery rhyme singer, and general entertainer for her siblings. She claims she learned about story pacing early. If the story action lagged, her fidgety audience would either scatter or start a poking war.
She has been married to Nick, her high school sweetheart, for 44 years. Everyone says the romance will last. They raised four daughters, and are now enjoying three grandsons-especially Grandpa, having been outnumbered by women all those years.
When their daughters were young, Dori wrote for them. She published three picture books and more than fifty stories in children's magazines. In the 70's, her interest turned to yarn embroidery design and she sold designs to major needlework companies and national magazines.
In 1997, Dori started writing stories again, partly to keep her grandsons from fidgeting or starting poking wars. Her stories reflect the warmth of family life. Dori gives credit to her parents for giving her a strong sense of family, and to her children and grandchildren for keeping it alive. In the past 30 years, Lisa McCue has illustrated more than 175 books for children. Lisa's artwork also appears on fabrics, greeting cards, gift tins, wrapping papers, home d���cor and clothing. She was born in Brooklyn and now lives in Annapolis, Maryland. When she isn't drawing, she can be found on the water racing her sailboat or in the mountains skiing. She loves to read, sew, and bead and is involved in fundraising for ALS.