The Grudge Keeper

The Grudge Keeper
Mara Rockliff, Eliza Wheeler
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Paperback
h279 x 241mm - 32pg
18 Oct 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781682634776
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How do you resolve a grudge? Take it to the Grudge Keeper! But be careful not to accumulate too many. No one in the town of Bonnyripple ever kept a grudge. No one, that is, except Cornelius, the Grudge Keeper. Ruffled feathers, petty snits, minor tiffs and major huffs, insults, umbrage, squabbles, dust-ups, and imbroglios-the Grudge Keeper received them all, large and small, tucking each one carefully away in his ramshackle cottage. Gradually the grudges accumulate as Minnie Fletcher' s goat eats Elvira Bogg' s prizewinning petunias, Sylvester Quincy snags the schoolmaster' s toupee, and Big Otto stomps on Lily Belle' s feet during the spring fling. One night the wind rises, flinging together the people and their grudges, scrambling the squabbles with the quibbles and piling the lows blows and the high dudgeon together. And where is Cornelius?
"Wheeler' s (Miss Maple' s Seeds) sure hand and lyrical pen-and-ink spreads are the source of this story' s charm. Long skirts billow, the fairy-tale cottage of Cornelius the Grudge Keeper leans sweetly to one side, and the white scraps of paper on which villagers have written their grudges billow and drift like sea foam. "-Publishers Weekly "This is an especially attractive picture book. . . Wheeler' s eye-catching cartoon drawings are busy with activity and whimsical detail that adds fullness to this simple, pleasant tale, and Rockliff' s telling is sprightly. This book will resonate most with teachers and adults looking to share stories about the value of forgiveness. "-School Library Journal "Rockliff' s wordplay is a joy, while Wheeler' s Dickensian group of scowlers is pleasant to watch-even when they get happy. "-Booklist "Rockliff has created a clever fable characterized by ornate language, extraordinary characters and billowy atmosphere. . . . Wheeler' s strong, witty ink-and-watercolor illustrations combine with the text to humorously demonstrate that "holding a grudge" is a bad thing. "-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Mara Rockliff is the author of many lively books for children. She lives in Massachusetts with her family and a small, yappy pet peeve. www. mararockliff. comEliza Wheeler was born in Minnesota and grew up in Wisconsin in a family of teachers, musicians, and artists. A recipient of the prestigious Sendak Fellowship, she received a degree in art and design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and has illustrated or written and illustrated a number of picture books, including the New York Times best-seller Miss Maple' s Seeds. www. wheelerstudio. com
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781682634776
Published: 18 Oct 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Peachtree Publishers
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers,U.S.
Format: Paperback
Height: 279mm
Width: 241mm
Weight: 369g
Pages: 32

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