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Tales for the Perfect Child
Contributor(s): Heide, Florence Parry (Author), Ruzzier, Sergio (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 1481463799     ISBN-13: 9781481463799
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE: $14.44  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2017
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Manners & Etiquette
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2015024594
Age Level: 6-10
Grade Level: 1-5
Lexile Measure: 510(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.1" L (0.53 lbs) 112 pages
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2017 pg. 127
School Library Journal 01/01/2017 pg. 72
Booklist 01/01/2017 pg. 104
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 80 - Superior,Well Above Average
 
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Publisher Description:
Sergio Ruzzier brings his mischievous touch to a timeless favorite by Florence Parry Heide, beloved author of The Shrinking of Treehorn. This delightful new edition includes one never-before-published story.

Ruby is reliable (kinda).
Arthur is careful (sorta).
Harry eats his carrots (though it depends on what you mean by "eat").
And just like all perfect children, Gloria helps her mother (well, that might be an exaggeration).

As the eight deliciously wicked tales featured in this hilarious chapter book prove, it's perfectly nice to be a perfect child--but where's the fun in that?


Contributor Bio(s): Ruzzier, Sergio: - Sergio Ruzzier is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Good Boy, This Is Not a Picture Book!, Bear and Bee, and Two Mice. He is the illustrator of Florence Parry Heide's chapter books Tales for the Perfect Child and Fables You Shouldn't Pay Any Attention To, and has created comic strips for Italian magazines Linus and Lupo Alberto Magazine. He has also done work for many national and international magazines and book publishers. His work has been awarded by American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, The Society of Publication Designers, and Parents' Choice, and in 2011 he was awarded the Sendak Fellowship. Born in Italy, he lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit Sergio at Ruzzier.com.Heide, Florence Parry: - Florence Parry Heide (1919-2011) was the author of more than 100 children's books, including picture books, juvenile novels, two series of young adult mysteries, plays, songbooks, and poetry. She may be best remembered for her now-classic The Shrinking of Treehorn and its two sequels, illustrated by the great Edward Gorey. Florence grew up in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, married during World War Two, and spent her adult life in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with her husband and five children, all of whom grew up listening to the joyful sounds of an old typewriter.
 
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