The Kids of Cattywampus Street

“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. It's a long, twisty road in the middle of Nowheresville, where weird things happen pretty much every day. Here, you can: run around town with Mateo while he chases a silly little monkey. Whoa, watch out--that monkey likes to throw things! Eat a waffle (or two, or three, or a hundred) with Hans, made by his lovely mommy. Hmmm, that's odd. Hans is looking more and more like a waffle himself.... Tremble along with Ursula when she finds herself face to face with--uh-oh!--the ghost of the Waddlebee Toy Store. Inside this book, you'll discover eleven funny, scary, exciting, magical just plain wonderful stories about eleven utterly, outrageously unforgettable friends who, in some strange way, may just remind you a little bit of yourself "Eleven stories about the elven kids who live on the long and twisty Cattywumpus Street out in the middle of Nowheresville."--Publisher