Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made: Limited Edition - Hardcover

Pastis, Stephan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763666890 ISBN 13: 9780763666897

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA), 2013

Synopsis

Make no mistake! Get your hands on this special limited edition tailored to the Timmy Failure elite (you know who you are).

Eleven-year-old Timmy Failure is the clueless, comically self-confident CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps even the nation. And his debut adventure, created by New York Times best-selling cartoonist Stephan Pastis, deserves nothing less than deluxe treatment. Among this classy offering's special features:
- Clothlike case cover with metal insert of Timmy
- Signed and numbered limited-edition book
- Mini "file" folder containing a five-by-seven-inch frameable print
- Beautifully designed slipcase with magnetic closure
Only 500 produced.

About this title

Review:

Timmy Failure is a winner!--Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy KidPastis has assembled an eccentric and funny cast (running gags revolve around Total's voracious appetite and a librarian who looks like one of the Hells Angels), yet there are also touching interactions to be found...--Publishers Weekly...Readers should be simultaneously amused and touched by this quirky antihero.--BooklistThe Pearls Before Swine cartoonist's frequent black-and-white illustrations help to cast Timmy's adventure in an appropriately ironic light. Timmy... has greatness in him. Just like all of us.--Kirkus ReviewsPastis crafts a great story starring an unforgettable protagonist whose unorthodox approach to detective work (and world domination) will have readers in stitches. For Timmy Failure, success is the only option!--Lincoln Peirce, creator of the Big Nate series Timmy Failure is a winner!--Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid...readers should be simultaneously amused and touched by this quirky antihero.--BooklistPastis has assembled an eccentric and funny cast (running gags revolve around Total's voracious appetite and a librarian who looks like one of the Hells Angels), yet there are also touching interactions to be found, particularly between Timmy and his mother.--Publishers WeeklyPastis crafts a great story starring an unforgettable protagonist whose unorthodox approach to detective work (and world domination) will have readers in stitches. For Timmy Failure, success is the only option!--Lincoln Peirce, creator of the Big Nate series ...readers should be simultaneously amused and touched by this quirky antihero.--BooklistPastis crafts a great story starring an unforgettable protagonist whose unorthodox approach to detective work (and world domination) will have readers in stitches. For Timmy Failure, success is the only option!--Lincoln Peirce, creator of the Big Nate series Pastis crafts a great story starring an unforgettable protagonist whose unorthodox approach to detective work (and world domination) will have readers in stitches. For Timmy Failure, success is the only option!--Lincoln Peirce, creator of the Big Nate series

Book Description:

The hilarious and ever-optimistic Timmy Failure, and his sidekick polar bear, Total, create chaos as they attempt to make sense of the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0763666890
• ISBN 13: 9780763666897
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304
• Illustrator: Pastis Stephan