The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story

by Lemony Snicket, Lisa Brown (Illustrator)

Overview

Latkes are potato pancakes served at Hanukah. Lemony Snicket is an alleged children's author. For the first time in literary history, these two elements are combined in one book. People who are interested in either or both of these things will find this book so enjoyable it will feel as if Hanukah is being celebrated for several years, rather than eight nights. People who are interested in neither of these things will get what they deserve.
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming, is hardcover, foil-stamped, and full of colorful illustrations, well-suited for giving, receiving, or clutching selfishly in trembling hands.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781952119613
Publisher:	McSweeney's Publishing
Publication date:	11/21/2023
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	732,010
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 6.75(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	3 - 8 Years

About the Author

Lemony Snicket claims he was nowhere near the scene of the crime. He is the author of several other unpleasant stories, including those in the bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Lump of Coal.

Lisa Brown is an award-winning illustrator, author, and cartoonist whose books include The Airport Book, How to Be, and Baby Mix Me a Drink, as well as the New York Times bestseller The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming by Lemony Snicket. Her latest books are The Phantom Twin, a graphic novel for teens, and Long Story Short, a collection of book review comics. She teaches illustration and children’s books at The California College of Art in San Francisco. Find her work at www.americanchickens.com

Hometown:

Snicket is something of a nomad. Handler lives in San Francisco, California.

Date of Birth:

February 28, 1970

Place of Birth:

Handler was born in San Francisco in 1970, and says Snicket's family has roots in a land that's now underwater.

Education:

Handler is a 1992 graduate of Wesleyan University in Connecticut.

Website:

http://www.lemonysnicket.com

Editorial Reviews

A New York Times bestseller. Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

Go ahead and cover this book in red, stamp it with gold foil and label it a Christmas story—Lemony Snicket fans won't be fooled. The miraculous birth here is of a potato pancake, which, unlike its less loquacious literary cousin the Gingerbread Man, begins screaming the moment it gets cooked. Leaping out of the frying pan and into the great white spaces of Brown's retro-cool graphics, the latke screams even louder as it tries in vain to explain itself and its role at Hanukkah to flashing colored lights (So you're basically hash browns, they reply. Maybe you can be served alongside a Christmas ham) and an equally Christmas-centric candy cane and tree. Embedding a satirical sting in his elegantly cadenced prose, the author (Daniel Handler) up-ends any number of conventions in what may be his funniest book yet. The gift-edition trim size makes this as easy a choice for adults as for the Unfortunate Events crowd.

From the Publisher

Go ahead and cover this book in red, stamp it with gold foil and label it a Christmas story-Lemony Snicket fans won't be fooled. The miraculous birth here is of a potato pancake, which, unlike its less loquacious literary cousin the Gingerbread Man, begins screaming the moment it gets cooked. Leaping out of the frying pan and into the great white spaces of Brown's retro-cool graphics, the latke screams even louder as it tries in vain to explain itself and its role at Hanukkah to flashing colored lights ("So you're basically hash browns," they reply. "Maybe you can be served alongside a Christmas ham") and an equally Christmas-centric candy cane and tree. Embedding a satirical sting in his elegantly cadenced prose, the author (Daniel Handler) up-ends any number of conventions in what may be his funniest book yet. The gift-edition trim size makes this as easy a choice for adults as for the Unfortunate Events crowd. All ages. (Nov.)

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