Troubling Tonsils!
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Publisher Description
Three starred reviews!
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!
“Beautiful to the eye and sure to delight younger horror enthusiasts” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
From the team behind the New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal–winning Creepy Carrots! and its sequels comes the first entry in a spin-off chapter book series in which Jasper Rabbit tells the story of a young marmot whose tonsils get the better of him.
Jasper the Rabbit is back! A little older and wiser, he collects creepy stories to share as cautionary tales. If you’re ready for some chills and chuckles alike, tune in as Jasper weaves the yarn of Charlie Marmot and the particular pickle he found himself in.
See, Charlie here has a problem: his tonsils have become infected and have to come out. No biggie, right? But when he decides he wants to keep them in a jar for show and tell, things get creepy… First, strange slurping sounds in his room keep Charlie awake the night before his surgery. Then, he goes to the doctor only to be told his tonsils are already gone! Could it be they’re out for revenge?
Join Jasper and Charlie in this first Creepy Tale chapter book and learn from Charlie’s mistakes before it’s too late!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Collaborators Reynolds and Brown deliver a just-as-creepy new adventure in this satirical chapter book spin-off of the Creepy Carrots series. Young Charlie Marmot is anxious about having his tonsils removed—until he realizes he can bring the two "gross, pulpy masses of flesh" to school for an eerie show-and-tell. As the surgeon readies Charlie for his operation, however, they realize that Charlie's tonsils have inexplicably disappeared from his throat. That night, Charlie awakens "splayed across his desk like a pile of unfinished homework." The youth knows he didn't arrive there himself: Charlie was "plucked from his slumber"—but by whom? While young readers might not clock the Twilight Zone influences, they will no doubt appreciate the pseudo-horror-movie ambiance steeped in silliness. Highfalutin text adds tension and gravitas to the unfolding events, depicted via moody, noir-like b&w illustrations featuring slick, tonsil-pink accents. As in many Twilight Zone episodes, not everything ends well for the protagonist, and readers are left with a finish they won't see coming. Ages 6–9. Author's agent: Jodi Reamer, Writers House. Illustrator's agent: Paul Rodeen, Rodeen Literary.
