The Pepins and Their Problems - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0888996330 ISBN 13: 9780888996336

Synopsis

Whether it's waking up to find toads in their shoes, becoming trapped on the roof, or searching for cheese when their cow makes only lemonade, the Pepin family always seem to get into the most bizarre scrapes. Lucky for them, they have an author with large psychic antennae and great problem-solving readers who can join the Pepins on their hilarious adventures. And they need all the help they can get!

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About the Author

Polly Horvath is the author of many books for young people, including "Everything on a Waffle," "The Canning Season" and "The Trolls." Her numerous awards include the Newbery Honor, the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature, the Mr. Christie Award, the international White Raven, and the Young Adult Canadian Book of the Year. Horvath grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She attended the Canadian College of Dance in Toronto and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in New York City. She has taught ballet, waitressed, done temporary typing, and tended babies, but while doing these things she has always also written. Now that her children are in school, she spends the whole day writing, unless she sneaks out to buy groceries, lured away from her desk by the thought of fresh Cheez Whiz. She lives on Vancouver Island with her husband and two daughters. Marylin Hafner has illustrated numerous children's books. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0888996330
• ISBN 13: 9780888996336
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 179