{"product_id":"who-knows-the-way-to-mr-grimlys-classroom-isbn-9781536245011","title":"Who Knows the Way to Mr. Grimly's Classroom?","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning author and the masterful illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Fair\u003c\/i\u003e comes a tale for anyone who has ever gotten lost in an unfamiliar place—or is drawn to gothic worlds\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Miss Flytrap asks if anyone knows the way to Mr. Grimly’s classroom, Grace’s hand flies up—she can’t help herself, even though she’s a new kid in school and has no idea where to go. Nonetheless, with a book to deliver proudly in hand, Grace sets off on a long, strange journey through a very odd place, full of twists, turns, and creepy characters who give puzzling directions. Climbing dark, cobwebby staircases, feeling her way through a fogged-up playground, careening by zipline from the top of a treacherous tower right into a kitchen window—will she ever find Mr. Grimly’s classroom? With equal parts suspense and humor, author Chris Priestley leads an unsettling school tour for the ages, while Mariachiara Di Giorgio’s atmospheric, immersive illustrations beckon readers on with mesmerizing visual riddles.\u003cb\u003eChris Priestley\u003c\/b\u003e had been a successful illustrator, political cartoonist, and strip cartoonist for twenty years before publishing his first work of fiction for young readers. Among his novel credits are \u003ci\u003eStill Water\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Seven Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFreeze\u003c\/i\u003e, each evidence of the inspiration he finds in the gothic genre and in authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley. He is best-known for his award-winning Tales of Terror series, illustrated by David Roberts, which has been translated into many languages and been performed as plays in several countries. Chris Priestley has also contributed an illustrated story to \u003ci\u003eHellboy: An Assortment of Horrors\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Cambridge, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMariachiara Di Giorgio\u003c\/b\u003e studied illustration in Rome and Paris and worked as a storyboard artist and concept designer for movies and advertising agencies. Her picture books include \u003ci\u003eMr. Lepron’s Mystery Soup\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eProfessional Crocodile, \u003c\/i\u003eboth\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eby Giovanna Zoboli, and \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Fair\u003c\/i\u003e by Gideon Sterer, which won a Yoto Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice Award for Illustration and was named a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Picture Book of the Year, a \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice, and a \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. Mariachiara Di Giorgio lives in Rome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233855156453,"sku":"NP9781536245011","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536245011.jpg?v=1767744181","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/who-knows-the-way-to-mr-grimlys-classroom-isbn-9781536245011","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}