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Becker, Bonny

The Frightful Ride of Michael McMichael

32 pp. | Candlewick | July, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-8150-0 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Mark Fearing. "'Twas the thirteenth of November, a stormy night, / when the Thirteen bus hove into sight." Michael McMichael boards that scary bus (peopled by wide-eyed, monstrous-looking passengers and driver), intent on delivering Gran's pet, which is tucked inside a picnic basket. The rhymed text and dark, digitally painted pencil illustrations capture the balance between humor and sinister--a tone sure to please children seeking a scary picture-book story.
Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

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