Description: Move over, Shrek -- there's a new family of ogres in town in this hilarious modern fable about finding your voice.
Brief description: Kelly DiPucchio likes her bacon well-done, served with two eggs over easy and a side of rye toast. She is an award-winning author of several children's books, including the New York Times bestsellers Grace for President and The Sandwich Swap. She lives with her husband and three children in southeastern Michigan.
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A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
"[A] boisterous, affectionate celebration of family bonds as thicker than swamp water."--Publishers Weekly "Good, righteous, slightly disgusting fun."--Kirkus Reviews* "Familiar fairy-tale settings and character types ground the story, while clever details--a camera-toting Papa Ogre and brothers with a quirky command of language--add freshness and humor. ..Delightfully comic illustrations heighten the humor and action. Themes of self-acceptance, diversity, and not judging by appearances are handled with a light touch and a satisfying twist. Readers may come for the nose-picking ogres, but they'll stay for a story that feels both comfortingly familiar and surprisingly new."--School Library Journal