The Odious Ogre (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780545162029)

The author and the illustrator of THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH--together again

This is the story of a really rotten Ogre who is extraordinarily large, exceedingly ugly, unusually angry, constantly hungry, and absolutely merciless. He terrorizes the entire countryside and all the surrounding towns, wreaking havoc, sowing confusion, and dining happily on the hapless citizens. Nothing can stop him. But then he takes a wrong turn and encounters a kind and friendly young lady who does her best to help him--with a surprising result.

Author: Norton Juster
ISBN-10: 0545162025
ISBN-13: 9780545162029
Publisher: Michael Di Capua Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2010
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.30w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 139558 / Odious Ogre

Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner

Review Citation(s):
Ebony 03/01/2011 pg. 118
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 32
Publishers Weekly 08/02/2010
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2010
Booklist 09/15/2010 pg. 70
School Library Journal 10/01/2010 pg. 88
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2010 pg. 75
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2010
New York Times Book Review 12/19/2010 pg. 15
New York Times Book Review 12/26/2010 pg. 22

About the Author
JULES FEIFFER has won a number of prizes for his cartoons, plays, and screenplays, including the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. His books for children include THE MAN IN THE CEILING, I'M NOT BOBBY!, A ROOM WITH A ZOO, and BARK, GEORGE.
NORTON JUSTER is the author of the children's classic THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH. His first picture book, THE HELLO, GOODBYE WINDOW, illustrated by Chris Raschka, won the 2006 Caldecott Medal and was followed by a sequel, SOURPUSS AND SWEETIE PIE.