David Wisniewski Quotes

“Rain poured down like rain, only more so. Ramona shivered as the car filled with water. Maybe I should’ve rented a car with a roof, she thought.”

“With his best girl, Pecan Sandy, at his side, Tough Cookie sets out to put Fingers away, for keeps! This hilarious spoof will have readers rolling in the aisles.”

“This is a good book because there are strong good and evil elements between the detective and “fingers,” and how he has to figure out how to fight back. It also relates to students because it gives animation to cookies.”

“He steels himself, and with the help of the Crumbs, sets out to thwart Fingers. Written in a takeoff on the curt, tough-talking, pulp detective.”

“A sign loomed out of the darkness: BRIDGE OUT! Ahead, Ramona could see the swirling waters of a flooded river. Another appeared: BE BACK IN FIVE MINUTES! ‘I can’t wait five minures!’ fumed Ramona. ‘I’ll be late getting lost!”

“What terrible weather!′ she said to the towering figure. ‘Ruff! snorted the beast. ‘It is a rough night!’ Ramona agreed. ‘I’mm Ramona Twinge, a student at the Cleveland Cosmetology Institute. Please to meet you.”

“A newspaper blew by her feet. WereWolf eats car full of circus clowns! the headline said. But Ramona’s feet couldn’t read, so she kept on walking.”

“This book is about a tough cookie who tries to save the cookie jar from the enemy “Fingers”. This book is a good example of fantasy because it creates an entire society and life of cookies within a typical cookie jar.”

“It tells a story of warning from a Native American’s view of European greed. 1780′s sea otter trade in its prime - 1820 sea otters almost extinct.”

“Beautiful imagery about a brave and wise young woman. Has a suggestion of hope and holding on through hard times for a better future for us all.”

“You may go,′ said her mother, ‘but stay away from the mouth of the bay. Great waves suddenly appear there, and many lives have been lost.”

“The ancient Mayan belief that the future was divinely decreed and could not be changed is the basis for this original tale of a boy who must defeat the Rain God in a ball game to save his people from disaster.”

“In a coastal bay in the land of Tlingit, huge waves arise without warning, engulfing even the largest war canoe in an instant.”

“Suddenly a deep rumble vibrated through the tree. The dead timber began to groan and creek. Kchokeen braced herself as the huge truck swayed back and forth.”

“Colorful cut-paper illustrations incorporating traditional Native American motifs from the Pacific Northwest complement the suspenseful story of Kchokeen, a young Tlingit woman, who saves her people from hostile strangers.”

“This dramatic, original story--set in the Pacific Northwest and based on a Tlingit legend--combines illustrations with an elaborate cut-paperwork that contributes to a 3-D effect. Native Northwest design motifs are found throughout.”

“Long ago in the land of the Tlingit, there lived a young princess named Kchokeen. She was the only daughter in a family of many sons, and was admired for her intelligence as well as her beauty.”

″ He’s not lean and mean. He’s round and profound. He’s Sumo Mouse! And he’s ready to wrestle all wrongdoers.”

“In a case of mistaken identity, they plan to attack the famous sumo wrestler Gachinko to prove that he is the one who has been foiling their plans. ”

“to make Sumo Mouse makes his home in Tokyo, where smaller, skinnier mice are being abducted. He knows that a cat mafia runs the mousenapping ring, to keep Tanaka Toys in business.”

“We can’t make squeaky toys without squeaky mice,′ growls the cats’ leader. Meanwhile, down at the wrestling arena, Sumo Mouse turns out to be not a real sumo champion or rikishi, but a scrawny barber named Yama who ‘trained’ to be a rikishi like his forefathers.”

“I’m not hurt,′ she called. ‘but I can’t get out. Go back to the village. Fetch a rope and one of my brothers.’ ‘Should one of us stay with you.”

“But can this champion of justice squash the sinister schemes of Dr. Claw? Or will evil pin Sumo Mouse to the mat?”

“To bring rain to his thirsty village, Pik challenges the rain god to a game of pok-a-tok.”

“The story includes danger (readers should be ready to deal with drowning, and attack on a village by cannons from a ship). Has a message about grieving the loss of a good, native, natural life to the influx of crass europeans.”

“Although they are stopped dead in their tracks by the wrestling tactics of the real Sumo Mouse and never learn his identity, clever readers will soon spot the true hero in the tiny, mild-mannered barber who gives wrestling tips to the stars.”

“The girls found plenty of bright yellow fruit. Her basked filled, the princess climbed onto the great trunk of a fallen tree to survey the calm water. ‘I see no danger here,’ she declared.”

“The city lay in darkness, yet the Ah Kin Mai had been awake for hours.Trembling, the old priest consulted his charts and calendars once again, ‘Kintunyaabil,’ they declared. ‘A year of terrible drought.”

‘Grrr!’ growl the cats. ‘Eeek!’ squeak the mice. So it goes in the battle between cat and mouse. But when feline crime hits Tokyo, an unlikely hero strikes back.”

“An unusual story of a young Mayan ballplayer who, defying the priest’s prophecy of a drought to come in the year ahead, challenges the rain god to a game of pok-a-tok.”

“Pik listened impatiently to the prophecy. ‘Do the gods have nothing better to do than torment us?’ he whispered to his companions. ‘Things would be different if I were at Ah Kin Mai. I would just tell Chac to get to work.”

“The voice of Chac rumbled like thunder. ‘Is it right for such a small creature to bear such a large tongue?’ Pik bowed before the rain god. ‘O Mighty Chac. I misspoke,’ he said politely. ‘I beg your forgiveness.”

“Sumo Mouse is a superhero with a secret identity-an updated version of Superman with an Asian twist. ”

“Very well,′ Chac agreed. ‘Two days hence, we shall play. Bring a team, if you can find one. Two games of three shall decide your fate.’ ‘What if I win? Pik asked. ‘You will earn my forgiveness and rain for your people.’ Chac replied.”

“The evil cats, Tiger Tanaka and Dr. Claw, plan to unmask him so they can continue to make squeaky toys with live mice.”

“Pik, a young Mayan Pok-a-tok player, challenges the powerful rain god Chac to a game to overcome a terrible drought that is said to last the year. ”

“The superhero jingle sets the mood for a mock-dramatic story about a “chubby champion of justice,” an enormous purple mouse with a topknot and yellow trunks.′

“An original tale combines research on Mayan history and legend with a suspenseful sports story. When the village priest predicts a year of terrible drought, ...”

“The Ah Kin Mai blew a long clear note on his conch shell. The people had to know their fate. Perhaps Chac, the god of rain, would also hear and have mercy.”

“Tough Cookie lives at the bottom of the jar. He’s a hard-boiled former detective who finds out Fingers came after his former partner Chips and is now after him, too.”

“Sam Spade, move over! In his years on the force, Tough Cookie Busted the Ginger Snaps and broke up the Macaroons.”

“It is very creative and the illustrations are made with cut paper. Life is tough for cookies at the bottom of the jar. When the cookie’s partner Chips is taken by fingers, the tough cookie decides he must do something to stop fingers with the help of pecan Sandy and all the crumbs.”

“Now living as a private eye at the bottom of the cookie jar, he learns that Fingers has gotten his old partner, Chips.”

“The bottom loaded with nice folks. Some call them crumbs. I call them friends. I like helping them out. Anybody makes trouble, I step in. That’s my job. I’m a tough cookie.”

“Get ready to shriek...with laughter! Within these covers lurk five horror spoofs just waiting to tickle your funny bone.”

“Zizz-zizz-ZIK! Lightning poked the stormy sky like jagged fingers looking for change in the dark cushions of any angry couch. Hairdresser Ramona Twinge drove through the deserted countryside in search of the Cleveland Cosmetology Institute.”

“Five hours later the beast was transformed. A perky wedge cut framed its horrible face. Blusher gave color to its swollen cheeks. Blusher gave color to its fang-filled mouth.”

“Wild boars and grizzly bears scrambled out on the way. Maybe I should’ve stayed on a road, she thought. She consulted her map of Ohio. ‘Where am I?’ she asked.”

“Can it survive the shaggy shenanigans of “Frankenstein’s Hamster”? Can it endure the galactic giggles of “Attack of the Space Toupees”?”

“A shark and an alligator jostled for space in the backseat. ‘You two stop fighting back there!’ yelled Ramona. ‘Don’t make me stop this car!”

“This book is about a detective cookie who fights crime in the lowest lows of “The Jar” that he lives in. It follows the incident of his police officer friend who gets attacked by “fingers” one day.”

“Chips and I go way back. Entered the jar the same time, joined the force together. Became partners. We were good. Busted the Ginger Snaps. Broke up the Macaroons. But then...”