The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs (Laura Geringer Books (Prebound)) - Hardcover

William Joyce

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9780756909604: The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs (Laura Geringer Books (Prebound))

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0756909600 ISBN 13: 9780756909604

Publisher: Perfection Learning, 2001

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The brave good bugs march off to save the garden . . .

First, they must fight the evil Spider Queen . . .

Before summoning the Leaf Men to save the day . . .

But what about the mystery of the Long-Lost Toy?

Here is ancient elfin magic, epic adventure, and a bugle salute to the power of memory, loyalty and love as resounding as Robin Hood's call to his Merry Men!

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Review:

William Joyce's previous children's books, especially Dinosaur Bob and A Day With Wilbur Robinson, have delighted kid-kids and grown-up-kids alike with their strange, stylish illustrations and their slightly warped sensibility. In his latest book, The Leaf Men, things get even stranger, as the reader is plunged into the teeming mysterious world of an old woman's garden. When the old lady falls ill, and her garden falls into disorder, the mythical Leaf Men must be called upon to vanquish the evil Spider Queen and return things to order. Arachnid rights groups may quarrel with the choice of the spider as the villainess, but just about everyone else will marvel at Joyce's invention and his weird, detailed paintings.

About the Author:

William Joyce does a lot of stuff films, apps, Olympic curling but children s books are his true bailiwick ("Billy s Booger";" The Numberlys"; "The Man in the Moon"; "Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King"; "A Bean, A Stalk, and a Boy Named Jack"; "Dinosaur Bob"; "Bently & Egg";" A Day with Wilbur Robinson"; and the #1 "New York Times" bestselling "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore", which is also his Academy Award winning short film, to name a few). He lives in Shreveport, Louisiana.

William Joyce does a lot of stuff films, apps, Olympic curling but children s books are his true bailiwick ("Billy s Booger";" The Numberlys"; "The Man in the Moon"; "Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King"; "A Bean, A Stalk, and a Boy Named Jack"; "Dinosaur Bob"; "Bently & Egg";" A Day with Wilbur Robinson"; and the #1 "New York Times" bestselling "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore", which is also his Academy Award winning short film, to name a few). He lives in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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