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A Perfectly Messed-Up Story

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By Patrick McDonnell

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In this interactive and engaging read-aloud, bestselling author and award-winning artist Patrick McDonnell creates a funny, engaging, and almost perfect story about embracing life’s messes.

Little Louie’s story keeps getting messed up, and he’s not happy about it! What’s the point of telling his tale if he can’t tell it perfectly? But when he stops and takes a deep breath, he realizes that everything is actually just fine, and his story is a good one–imperfections and all.

Genre:

  • * "Brilliant.... A playful, funny, and friendly treatment of anxiety and life's unpredictable messes."
    Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • * "Louie's exaggerated reactions...will trigger laughs with every page turn....McDonnell... excels at reminding his characters--and readers--that it's possible to keep it together even when life has jelly all over it."
    Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • "The pleasures of watching a book depart from its conventions and address its sticky-fingered reader will tickle even the littlest postmodernist."
    New York Times Book Review
  • "Classic McDonnell pen, ink, and watercolor pastels blend with mixed-media and crayon messes to make this untidy tale a victory for unkempt books everywhere. Keep calm, and read on!"
    School Library Journal
  • "This [one] is a fun one-Kiddos who get messy with their books will likely giggle."
    Booklist

On Sale
Oct 7, 2014
Page Count
40 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316222587

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Patrick McDonnell

About the Author

Patrick McDonnell’s beloved and award-winning comic strip, MUTTS, has appeared in over 700 newspapers across 20 countries for 30 years. Charles Schulz called it “One of the best comics strips of all time.” Patrick is the author of several New York Times bestselling picture books, including The Gift of Nothing, and the Caldecott Honor winning Me…Jane. Both have been adapted as musicals for the Kennedy Center stage. Other children’s books include Hug Time, A Perfectly Messed-Up Story, The Monsters’ Monster, and Thank You and Goodnight. Patrick was a member of the Board of Directors of The Humane Society of the United States for 18 years and currently serves on the boards of The Charles M. Schulz Museum and D&R Greenway Land Trust. He lives in New Jersey.

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