{"product_id":"fletcher-and-zenobia-isbn-9798896230625","title":"Fletcher and Zenobia","description":"Our story opens with a cat stuck in a tree, an ordinary-enough occurrence. Fletcher the cat, having run up the tree in a moment of thoughtless abandon, cannot get back down. Then strange things begin to happen: Fletcher finds in his tree a steamer trunk full of hats, and among the hats a papier-mâché egg that opens to reveal Zenobia, a worldly talking doll who was locked in the egg by an unfeeling child named Mabel. To cheer each other up, Fletcher and Zenobia decide to throw a party, complete with cake, peach ice cream, and punch from a silver punch bowl. The hats come in handy, and a moth, drawn to the festivities, soon becomes the vehicle of an unexpected escape plan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A story of metamorphosis and friendship, like \u003ci\u003eThe Owl and the Pussycat\u003c\/i\u003e crossed with \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFletcher and Zenobia\u003c\/i\u003e is a wildly imaginative tale of wish fulfillment and freedom. At once silly and zany, it is not without a certain delicacy of feeling that older children, and adults, will also appreciate.\"When I was young, my favorite picture book was \u003ci\u003eFletcher and Zenobia\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —Rick Riordan, author of \u003ci\u003ePercy Jackson \u0026amp; the Olympians\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Edward Gorey, known for his macabre sense of humor and somewhat creepy illustrations, teams up with Victoria Chess to produce a whimsical, slightly psychedelic picture book story that I found *very* groovy as the child of hippies.” —Rick Riordan, \u003ci\u003eMyth \u0026amp; Mystery \u003c\/i\u003eblog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I was especially charmed by \u003ci\u003eFletcher and Zenobia\u003c\/i\u003e…It is deliciously eccentric and assured.” —Kate Kellaway, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003cb\u003eVictoria Chess\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Chicago in 1939 and attended the Kokoschka School of Art in Salzburg, Austria, and the Boston Museum School. The illustrator of more than a hundred books for children, Chess was awarded the Brooklyn Art Books for Children citation from the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Public Library in 1973 for \u003ci\u003eFletcher\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Zenobia\u003c\/i\u003e, and the 1975 American Institute of Graphic Arts Book Show Award for her illustrations for \u003ci\u003eBugs\u003c\/i\u003e, a book of poems by Mary Ann Hoberman. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the south of France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEdward Gorey\u003c\/b\u003e (1925–2000) was born in Chicago. He studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago, spent three years in the army, and attended Harvard College, where he majored in French literature. In 1953 Gorey published \u003ci\u003eThe Unstrung Harp\u003c\/i\u003e, the first of his many books, which include \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Sofa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Haunted Tea-Cosy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Epiplectic Bicycle\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to illustrating his own stories, Gorey provided drawings to many books for both children and adults. Of these, New York Review Books has published \u003ci\u003eThe Haunted Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of Gorey’s favorite ghost stories; \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds \u003c\/i\u003eby H. G. Wells; \u003ci\u003eMen and Gods\u003c\/i\u003e by Rex Warner; and \u003ci\u003eThree Ladies Beside the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHe Was There from the Day We Moved In\u003c\/i\u003e by Rhoda Levine.","brand":"NYRB Kids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532147273957,"sku":"NP9798896230625","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798896230625.jpg?v=1773182832","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/fletcher-and-zenobia-isbn-9798896230625","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}