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Burgess, Matthew

The Unbudgeable Curmudgeon

32 pp. | Knopf | March, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-55662-3 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-399-55663-0 $20.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-399-55664-7
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Fiona Woodcock. "How do you budge an unbudgeable curmudgeon...?" Such is the challenge for a girl at home with her apparent brother (they're both redheads), who resembles the Muppets' Animal and won't relinquish her backpack. She tries politeness, food, and distraction, but an unlikely strategy yields his change of heart--and face. Assonance, unpredictability, slapstick-tinged art--it's a picture book triple play.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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