The poor villagers of Handkerchief! For as long as they can remember, the Baron Von Sneeze, who lives in Castle Gesundheit, has been sniffling, wheezing, and coughing day and night, and no one can get any rest. Hoping for some sleep, a girl named Fiona finally drums up the courage to visit the castle and find out what’s ailing its noble resident. When she arrives, she discovers that the Baron Von Sneeze is the only human around, and that he’s convinced his itchy eyes and runny nose are incurable.
But as Fiona walks through the many rooms amid the baron’s hundreds of cats, she has a suspicion just what (or who) might have him feeling so unwell, and she has the perfect solution! Mark Fearing’s satisfying tale about lending a helping hand will have little listeners joining in a chorus of “ahhhh-chooo!”
"Happily ever after — with a few final hitches — is achieved when Fiona comes up with an inventive swap. Fearing’s (the Middle School Bites series) broadly comic digital cartooning takes off quickly as it introduces readers to a town where everyone comically covers their ears with all manner of objects, while boldfaced typographic interjections of the Baron’s congestion — 'SNIFFLE SNUFFLE SNORK' — punctuate the scenes. But the book really hits its stride when the action moves to the castle, where bright-hued art keenly conveys the Baron’s plethora of furry, emphatically free-range friends (and his unending kitty-related chores)." — Publishers Weekly
Recommended Age | 4 - 8 |
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Author | Mark Fearing |
Illustrator | Mark Fearing |
ISBN | 1536214124 |
Publication Date | Dec 7, 2021 |
Publisher | Candlewick |
Language | English |