Company's Coming - Hardcover

Yorinks, Arthur

3.8

201 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786824336 ISBN 13: 9780786824335

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion, 2000

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Chaos erupts when Moe and Shirley invite some visitors from outer space to stay for dinner with the relatives.

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Review:

One of The New York Times Book Review's Notable Books of 1988

1988 Redbook Children's Picture Book Award

An ALA Notable Book

"[F]unny and telling. Another triumph."--The Washington Post Book World

* "[D]eliciously funny."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "[T]horoughly enjoyable."--School Library Journal, starred review

"The genius of Arthur Yorinks's understated text is that he knows what's truly important to youngsters. . . . Arthur Yorinks's dialogue is as well-timed as the best comedy act."--Alice Miller Bregman, The New York Times Book Review

About the Author:

Arthur Yorinks is a distinguished children's book author, as well as an accomplished playwright and director. His many books include the Caldecott winner Hey, Al, illustrated by Richard Egielski, and The Miami Giant, illustrated by longtime friend and cofounder of The Night Kitchen Theater, Maurice Sendak. Visit Arthur online at arthuryorinks.com.

David Small is the author and illustrator of many picture books, including the classic Imogene's Antlers. For many years he worked as an editorial artist, his work appearing frequently in The New Yorker and The New York Times. Awarded the Caldecott Medal for So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George as well as Caldecott Honors for One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo and The Gardener by Sarah Stewart, David also wrote and illustrated the National Book Award Finalist Stitches: A Memoir. He has collaborated on several acclaimed books with Sarah Stewart, including The Library. He and Ms. Stewart are married and live in Michigan. You can find him online at davidsmallbooks.com.

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