The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Pennypacker, Sara

Meet the Dullards

32 pp. | HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray | March, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-219856-3 $17.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. The tradition of Allard's Stupids books lives on in the Dullards, a family of five engulfed in ennui. Horrified to catch their children reading, asking to go to school, and trying to play outdoors, the Dullard parents try to nip this revolt in the bud. The children finally escape out a window and make their own fun. The deadpan text is matched by hilarious illustrations.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2015