Patrick McDonnell is the author and illustrator of Tek: The Modern Cave Boy, Thank You and Good Night, A Perfectly Messed-Up Story, The Monsters' Monster, and Me...Jane, a Caldecott Honor Book. He is also the creator of the internationally syndicated comic strip Mutts, which inspired his picture books The Gift of Nothing, Hug Time, and others. He lives in New Jersey.
*"Energetic and highly engaging...A brilliant caper that young
learners will want to pore over!"--School Library Journal, starred
review
*"Give this book an F, yes, an F: for fun and funny."
--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
*"Gloriously fun...teeming with visual wit."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review
*"Touches of wit and plenty of zip recommend this for lap-sit
sharing."
--The Horn Book, starred review
"Delightful."--The New York Times
"McDonnell recaps the letters and implied words at the story's end,
but there aren't any real stumpers--just the pure pleasure of
retelling this manic romp, using the alphabet/illustration combo as
cue cards along the way."
--BCCB
"McDonnell's work once again proves to be silly, sweet and even
timeless."--The New York Times Book Review
"Simplicity doesn't take away from the humor."--Booklist
"This nearly wordless adventure is a beautiful example of how less
is more."--The Virginian-Pilot
Praise for The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's
(the Hard Way):
A New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2017
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2017
An Amazon Best Book of the Month (September 2017)
School Library Journal's Best Picture Books of 2017
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Books of the Year 2017
Huffington Post's Best Picture Books of 2017
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of 2017
A Nerdies 2017 Selection
ALA-ALSC Notable Books for Children List 2018
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