Chapter Book · Ages 7–12 · 1997
Mean Margaret
By Tor Seidler, Jon Agee (Illustrator)
Two kindly woodchucks adopt a howling, destructive toddler nobody else wants.
176 pages· 26,500 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
3.4 Goodreads · 142 ratings
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Hardcover
Summary: Margaret is a mean, cranky toddler from a family of nine, so cranky her parents put her out of the house. Newlywed woodchucks Phoebe and Fred take her in as their own, but Margaret wrecks their burrow and shrieks nonstop. A National Book Award finalist about unconditional kindness, nontraditional families and adoption.


