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Sage, James

Old Misery

40 pp. | Kids Can | May, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-77138-823-8 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Russell Ayto. Addressing the reader, elderly Old Misery explains how she trapped Mr. Death in her apple tree and forced him to promise her eternal life--"which is why Misery will always be found in this here world." The rewardingly macabre story features predominantly black-and-white art exhibiting crosshatching (perhaps a nod to Edward Gorey's work) and the light touch of a New Yorker cartoon.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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