Synopses & Reviews
"Tor Seidler writes in the great tradition of Kenneth Grahame, Walter R. Brooks, and E. B. White."-Michael Cart, Booklist
Review
MEAN MARGARET
Pictures by Jon Agee
Finalist for the National Book Award
Tor Seidler writes in the great tradition of Kenneth Grahame, Walter R. Brooks, and E. B. White, creating worlds where friendship matters, animals talk, and little girls who listeneven ones as mean as Margaretcan learn a life-changing lot about loving-kindness.”MICHAEL CART, Booklist
THE WAINSCOTT WEASEL
Pictures by Fred Marcellino
An ALA Notable Children's Book
It's just possible that not since a spider named Charlotte saved a pig named Wilbur has there been a more tender tale of interspecies love and devotion. Tor Seidler infuses his text with warmth, subtlety, and humor.”The New York Times Book Review
A RAT'S TALE
Pictures by Fred Marcellino
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
Like Charlotte's Web or The Wind in the Willows, Tor Seidler's delightful new book, A Rat's Tale, is suffused with humor, pathos, and moral beauty.”The Washington Post Book World
Synopsis
After his master falls in love with a woman who is allergic to dogs, Gulliver, a refined Lhasa Apso, finds himself with a new master--Carlos, the doorman of his Manhattan apartment building. Carlos takes Gulliver to his home in Queens, where Gulliver finds himself among raucous humans and three deplorable mutts. Illustrations.
About the Author
TOR SEIDLERs novels include MEAN MARGARET, a Finalist for the National Book Award; THE WAINSCOTT WEASEL, an ALA Notable Childrens Book; and A RAT'S TALE, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.
BROCK COLEs novels include THE GOATS, CELINE, and THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, a Finalist for the National Book Award. His picture books include BUTTONS, a Boston Globe / Horn Book Award Honor Book.