Pub Date: August 25, 1999
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 99014751
Lexile Code: 1040
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.79" H x 7.36" L x 5.24" W ( 0.56 lbs) 208 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Action and Adventure | Humorous Stories | Family | Orphans and Foster Homes | Siblings | Mysteries and Detective Stories | Horror | Media TieIn | Social Themes | Strangers | Animals | Reptiles and Amphibians | Biographical | General | Holidays and Celebrations | Halloween
Series: A Unfortunate Events
Description: After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.
Brief description:
Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charming Bedtime for Bear, which he also wrote, to the New York Times-bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket to the glorious picture book adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.
Review Quotes:
Praise for A Series of Unfortunate Events: "Hilarious ... Luckily for fans, the woes of the Baudelaires are far from over." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Those who enjoy a little poison in their porridge will find it wicked good fun." - Kirkus Reviews
"Irrepressible, brave and charming." - New York Times Book Review