The Goody
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
From Lauren Child, multi-award-winning, bestselling creator of Charlie and Lola, comes this touchingly funny tale of being GOOD, being BAD, and most importantly, being YOU!
Chirton Krauss is a good child -- the very goodest. He does everything he is told, when he is told. He even does good things without being told. He eats his broccoli, he goes to bed on time, and he never, ever sticks his finger up his nose. Meanwhile, Chirton's sister, Myrtle, is NOT quite as good. She stays up late, she never cleans out the rabbit's pen, and she drops her cocoa puffs all over the rug. But what will happen when Chirton Krauss decides that being the goody isn't always so good after all?
Bestselling and esteemed creator Lauren Child has beautifully crafted this charmingly fresh and humorous exploration of individuality and being yourself. Her vibrant illustrations celebrate the story of two siblings discovering who they are, and how liberating it is to move beyond labels and be their authentic selves. Lauren Child brings her creative talent and insight to this universal story that every child and parent will connect with and celebrate.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Chirton Krauss has a strong sense of responsibility and self-discipline: he always eats his broccoli ("every single stalk"), always uses soap when washing his hands, and always goes to bed right on time. His sister Myrtle, meanwhile, is known to be so incapable of behaving that she isn't invited to birthday parties anymore. Their brown-skinned parents praise Chirton as "The Goody" (even giving him a badge with that title), decide that Myrtle "isn't a Goody," and accept the status quo. But Chirton begins to realize that maybe Myrtle is on to something: she skips her turn cleaning out the pet rabbit's cage because she knows he'll do it, and she gets to stay up late because the babysitter can't deal with disciplining her. "Now... does that sound fair to you?" Child (the Charlie and Lola series) asks, in one of the many times she breaks the fourth wall. The resolution isn't neat and tidy, and neither are Child's images, which take her elaborately patterned collaging to a new level in a book that raises provocative and profound questions about expectations, fairness, morality, and pigeonholing. Ages 4–8.
