The Peace and Quiet Diner

by Gregory Maguire

Lester worries that his life is not adventurous enough for his visiting Auntie June, but the diner where they meet offers plenty of activity after all.

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Gregory Maguire is an American author, whose novels are revisionist retellings of children's stories (such as L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into Wicked). He received his Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Tufts University, and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany. He was a professor and co-director at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature from 1979-1985. In 1987 he co-founded Children's Literature New England (a non-profit educational charity).

Maguire has served as artist-in-residence at the Blue Mountain Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Hambidge Center. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember this one, but it wasn't one of my favourites. I do recall liking the pictures. But rereading it I love the text of the book - it is written with wonderful rhymes and alliterations. I couldn't help but read this one outloud to myself. An interesting note - it was written by Gregory Maguire of "Wicked" fame.

[Genevieve · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was about a restaurant that he called quiet but it wasn't really. I didn't have a favourite character. The book was just ok, it wasn't like there was a unicorn in it or anything.