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The Kids of Cattywampus Street by [Lisa Jahn-Clough, Natalie Andrewson]

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by Lisa Jahn-Clough (Author), Natalie Andrewson (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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“An extraordinary book.” --Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lovers of Roald Dahl and Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School will be captivated by the adventures of this very special group of friends who live on the same street.

In this delightful chapter book filled with black-and-white pictures, you'll meet Jamal, Lindalee, Hans, Matteo, and others--the kids who live on Cattywampus Street, not far from the Waddlebee Toy Store.

Each of the eleven chapters in this magical, mysterious, silly, scary, happy, and sometimes sad chapter book tells an utterly unforgettable tale about one of the kids. Whether it's about Jamal and his magic ball, which knows how to find him after its been stolen away; or Charlotta, who shrinks so small that she can fit inside her dollhouse; or Rodney, whose pet rock becomes the envy of all the kids on Cattywampus Street, here are stories sure to charm, captivate, and engage all readers of chapter books, even the most reluctant.

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7 - 10 years
Print length

128 pages
Language

English
Grade level

2 - 5
Publisher

Anne Schwartz Books
Publication date

July 6, 2021
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“As I read this book, I felt so happy, sad, frightened, and confused that I wondered if I’d lost my mind. As we know, this is a sign of an extraordinary book.” —Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events

“If you are looking for stories that are odd or mysterious or happy or sad or just plain weird, you should get over to Cattywampus Street. Right now!” —Jon Scieszka, author of the Time Warp Trio books

“You won't know what's coming at you in these stories, but you will know that you’re with a master storyteller who is going to take you on a remarkable ride—so hold on tight!” —Gary D. Schmidt, author of Newbery Honor Book The Wednesday Wars

“The kids who live on Cattywampus Street are just the kinds of kids I want for neighbors—full of whimsy and magical wishes and frogs and monkeys. These stories make me feel like anything is possible.” —Kathi Appelt, Newbery Award–winning author of The Underneath

“Welcome to Cattywampus Street—a plum collection of stories for readers who love the magic and mystery of a town just around the corner from your imagination.” —Jack Gantos, author of Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

“These surprising, silly, sometimes spooky stories are magical, inclusive, and always, always funny. Read them aloud. Jahn-Clough knows how the hearts of children beat.” —Emily Jenkins, author of Toys Go Out and Harry Versus the First One Hundred Days of School

“This quirky, often bizarre story collection follows the lives of kids who live on Cattywampus Street, described as “long and twisty, way out in the middle of Nowheresville.” It is home to a diverse cast of kids who experience a mix of silly, scary, weird, and magical events.” —School Library Journal

About the Author

Natalie Andrewson is an artist from Charlotte, North Carolina, currently living in Los Angeles, California. She graduated Ringling College of Art and Design for Illustration in 2013 and She makes lots of different types of art like comics, editorial and book illustrations, band posters, advertising campaigns and visual development for animation. Her client list includes The New York Times, NPR, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, First Second, Disney, Dreamworks and Bento Box. She loves to draw vibrant, dream-like scenes and enjoys making fantasy-inspired Risograph prints and comics in her spare time.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08LB11GKN
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Anne Schwartz Books (July 6, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 6, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 24114 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #1,471,078 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #748 in Children's Interactive Adventure eBooks
- #1,145 in Children's Short Stories
- #3,287 in Children's Short Story Collections

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Natalie Andrewson is an artist from Charlotte, North Carolina, currently living in Los Angeles, California. She graduated Ringling College of Art and Design for Illustration in 2013 and She makes lots of different types of art like comics, editorial and book illustrations, band posters, advertising campaigns and visual development for animation. Her client list includes The New York Times, NPR, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, First Second, Disney, Dreamworks and Bento Box. She loves to draw vibrant, dream-like scenes and enjoys making fantasy-inspired Risograph prints and comics in her spare time.
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Lisa Jahn-Clough
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Lisa Jahn-Clough grew up on the coast of Maine to a painter mother and zoologist father. She knew from a very early age that she was going to become a writer and an artist, and started making and selling her first hand-made books in 1990. She now has fifteen books published (picture books and young adult novels). Her upcoming novel is Nothing But Blue (Houghton/Harcourt, spring 2013).
Lisa has always been interested in learning so she did her undergraduate studies at Hampshire College, and went on to receive her MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. She then become a professor as well as an author/illustrator. She was writer-in-residence for nine years at Emerson College, chair of Illustration at the Maine College of Art, and taught at both the low-residency MFA programs of Vermont College of Fine Arts and Hamline University. She is currently a professor at Rowan University.
Lisa lives with her partner, the author/illustrator Ed Briant, and their two dogs in southern New Jersey and Portland, Maine.
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Mary Logue

Drolly funny

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2021

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Thèse stories are funny and silly and sad--like life is. And interesting. They often deal with subject that both children and adults are fascinated by--death and stealing and best friends. And if you get a chance to hear the author read a story or two, it's an amazing expérience. Cattywampus is a street you'l want to visit again and again.

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H. Trierweiler

Funny, offbeat kids -- like the ones you know in real life (with a touch of magic)

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2021

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My kids LOVED reading aloud The Kids of Cattywampus Street and meeting all of the residents of this quirky, magical neighborhood. Each story in the book features a different character and we talked about them all as if they were family. The relatable themes and situations led to great conversations, too. We will treasure this one for a long time.

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Sherrie

Kids loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2021

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Our kids are 7 (girl) and 6 (boy). This is one of the first really big chapter books that we read together and they loved it. The chapters each highlight a different kid on Cattywampus Street which made it an ideal book for us to split into multiple nights of reading. It was very engaging and the text was perfect practice reading for our first grader.

As soon as we finished they asked if there were more adventures of the Cattywampus Kid Crew (our nickname) to read about! That seems like a pretty terrific review to me as a parent!

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KendallEmbry

My kiddo loves this book!

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2022

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Definitely has a bunch of subjects I can see as being "sensitive" to 6 and 7 year olds, but I had no gripes and neither did my daughter! She says it's her favorite book ever! Definitely recommend this one to your young readers!!

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Mitchell Bowman

Not One of My Favorites

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2021

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It was an interesting book but touched on topics that were not appreciated at bedtime, such as family deaths.

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R. Scott

Fun, funny, and delightfully weird.

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2022

At turns sad, scary, funny, and sweet, this collection of short stories connected by geography is outstandingly unique. Think Roald Dahl meets Eerie, Indiana.

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Library Lady

Bizarre & sometimes disturbing

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022

As an adult who reads a lot of funny, quirky, & sometimes rather bizarre children's & teens stories & books, I thought these stories would be good for some of the young readers in my life. Wish I could say there was a redeeming quality in this puzzling story collection -- even some sort of unifying element other than the street the kids live on -- but those seems to be missing. There are just way too many engaging, entertaining books out there for kids now to spend time or money on this one.

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2022

The stories are strange. But the story about the dead cat and dead brother last me. I don't find this entertaining and wouldn't encourage my children to delight in this either.