Awards

• Commended for Charlotte Zolotow Award 2016

Overview

Apart from sticker burrs and sand fleas, Cardell's life is mostly wonderful. He knows he's loved through and through by his perfectly good mama and his perfectly good daddy. They live in different parts of the desert, but that's okay--Cardell is mostly used to it. Then Otis comes calling, and Cardell feels a grrr form in his throat. Otis can't make jalapeño flapjacks or play Zig-the-Zag anything like Cardell's daddy. And so Cardell waits for Mama to say ""Adiós, Otis."" But what will happen if she doesn't?

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* This excellent take on modern, blended families melds a believable, resonant story arc and winsome, child-appealing illustrations. -- Kirkus, starred review McElmurry's...gouache illustrations revel in the desert setting, her homey paintings evoking the look of weather-beaten folk art while contributing to the story's overall humor and sweetness. -- Publishers Weekly

* This excellent take on modern, blended families melds a believable, resonant story arc and winsome, child-appealing illustrations. -- Kirkus, starred review

Author Information

Kathi Appelt is the author of many books for children and young adults, including the National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honor-winning novel The Underneath. She lives in Texas. www.kathiappelt.com Jill McElmurry is the illustrator of many picture books, including the best-selling favorites Little Blue Truck and Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle. She divides her time between the wide landscape of New Mexico and a green island in Minnesota. www.jillmcelmurry.com

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