The Bad Mood and the Stick
The Bad Mood and the Stick

The Bad Mood and the Stick

Written by Lemony Snicket & illustrated by Matthew Forsythe
Hardcover
$17.99
$16.73
4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
16
Words per page
AD560L
Lexile measure
Oct 3, 2017
Publication date

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Publisher Summary

New York Times bestselling author Lemony Snicket sheds light on the way bad moods come and go. Once there was a bad mood and a stick.The stick appeared when a tree dropped it.Where did the bad mood come from?Who picked up the stick?And where is the bad mood off to now?You never know what is going to happen.

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    I really love Lemony Snicket and was excited for this book, but it didn't quite live up to my expectations. It's all about how a bad mood travels and influences others, but I the story wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. As a note, a man gets his pants all muddy, goes to the dry cleaners, takes them off and is in his underwear to get the pants cleaned. The dry cleaning woman looked at him in his underwear and fell in love with him and they eventually get married. Random and a tad funny, but I thought that was a little inappropriate for a children's book.

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The Creatives Behind the Book

    Author
    Lemony Snicket

    Lemony Snicket is the author of the thirteen volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events; several picture books, including The Dark; and the books collectively titled All the Wrong Questions.

    Illustrator
    Matthew Forsythe

    Matthew Forsythe is an award-winning artist and illustrator. He has worked with the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Cartoon Network, DreamWorks, and Nickelodeon. He lives in Port Colborne, Ontario.

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Book Details

ISBN
9780316392785
Publication Date
October 3, 2017
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Original Publication Date
October 3, 2017
Page Count
40
Words Per Page
16
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
4 - 8 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
2016042319
Lexile® Level
AD560L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~N
ATOS® Book Level
3.4
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
191878
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

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