Margaret Atwood is the author of more than forty books of
fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her most recent books include
the novel The Heart Goes Last (2015) and a collection of
short stories called Stone Mattress: Nine Tales (2014).
Forthcoming in 2016 are Hag-Seed, a novel revisitation of
Shakespeare's play The Tempest, and Angel Catbird
featuring a cat-bird superhero a graphic novel with co-creator
Johnnie Christmas. She is a two-time winner of the Governor
General's Award, has won the Man Booker Award and was inducted into
Canada's Walk of Fame. Margaret Atwood lives in Toronto with writer
Graeme Gibson.
Dusan Petricic is the award-winning illustrator of more than
twenty books for children. Most recently, he has illustrated
Snap! by Hazel Hutchins, Invisibill by Maureen Fergus
and My Family Tree and Me, which he also wrote. Mr.
Zinger's Hat, written by Cary Fagan, was selected for the 2015
TD Grade One Book Giveaway. A former professor of illustration and
book design, Petricic's work appeared for years in the New York
Times, Scientific American, the Wall Street Journal and
the Toronto Star. He continues to work as a political
cartoonist for Politika and to illustrate for American,
Canadian and Serbian magazines. He lives in Belgrade and Toronto.
Praise for A Trio of Tolerable Tales
"The exaggerated humor and outlandish situations call to mind Roald
Dahl, but the hilarity in this alliterative tour de force is all
its own. Fine exercise for stretching linguistic muscles; great fun
for reading aloud." - Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW
"The wide and varied vocabulary will enrich even the most erudite
student; an excellent and unusual addition to most collections." -
School Library Journal
"Readers encountering these delightfully peculiar stories for the
first time will be impressed by just how far Atwood runs with the
alliteration, and despite what the title suggests, these
tongue-twisting tales are far better than tolerable-they're truly
tickling." - Publishers Weekly
Praise for Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes
"In lesser hands, such an extended use of alliteration might prove
redundant, but Atwood's prose is both amusing and enlightening in
its use of rich vocabulary, with phrases such as 'rumpled
rucksack,' 'raggedy ravens' and 'rancid remnants of reeking
rhinoceros.'" - Kirkus Reviews
Praise forBashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda
" offers champion read-aloud potential." - Kirkus
Reviews
Praise for Wandering Wenda and Widow Wallop's Wunderground
Washery
"Wandering Wenda offers young readers a whimsical story about a
girl searching for her missing parents. Atwood's use of
alliteration is an absolute delight. The playful nature of the text
will captivate readers right from the beginning. They are sure to
devour this tale just to see if the wordplay lasts until the very
end." - CM Magazine
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