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K-3
Illustrated by
Lesley Breen Withrow.
Kindly monster-child Maximillian Villainous isn't living up to the Villainous family creed. His mom says that if he wants to keep his new pet (and would-be sidekick) bunny, the duo must succeed at one of three villainous tasks. The resolution to this square-peg-in-round-hole identity farce is devilishly clever, and the art showing the creepy-cuddlesome Villainous clan in slightly off-kilter color combinations is ghoulishly good.