Synopses & Reviews
Now available in a twentieth anniversary edition, this modern classic has been given a new afterword by the author and stunning new jacket art by Tony DiTerlizzi.
Jennifer Murdley would give anything to be beautiful. But then she buys a particularly ugly toad--one who can talk and, in fact, won't shut up--who shows her a thing or two about the meaning of true beauty.
California Young Reader Medal
Children's Choice Award Nominee (in ten states)
Review
"Endlessly funny. . . . A roller-coaster ride of a story, full of humor and even wisdom."--
Kirkus ReviewsSynopsis
Celebrate Twenty Years of Magic!
Synopsis
Jennifer Murdley, a homely fifth-grader who would give anything to be beautiful, accidentally stumbles into a magic shop and purchases a very ugly toad. The toad, it turns out, can talk and ends up getting Jennifer into the worst trouble of her life. This madcap, head-spinning adventure is also a thought-provoking story about the nature of true beauty.
About the Author
BRUCE COVILLE is the bestselling author of dozens of books, including
Armageddon Summer (cowritten with Jane Yolen),
My Teacher Is an Alien,
Into the Land of the Unicorns, and
The Monsters of Morley Manor. He lives in Syracuse, New York.