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McFig & McFly: A Tale of Jealousy, Revenge, and Death (with a Happy Ending)
32 pp.
| Candlewick |
May, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-3386-8$17.99
(3)
K-3
In this odd black comedy, two next-door neighbors compete to build the bigger, better home, leading to penury, lunacy, and (in one case) death. The craggy-looking illustrations rise to each of the text's escalating challenges. A vertical foldout spread shows both structures in all their imaginative glory--and McFig, toppling to his death, "splat!"