Twenty-two Twenty-three

by Ellen Raskin

All the animals have advice for mouse on what to wear and what not to wear for the special holiday greeting on Twenty-two, Twenty-three.

24 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1976

About the author

Ellen Raskin was a writer, illustrator, and designer. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She primarily wrote for children. She received the 1979 Newbery Medal for her 1978 book, The Westing Game.

Ms. Raskin was also an accomplished graphic artist. She designed dozens of dust jackets for books, including the first edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic A Wrinkle in Time.

She married Dennis Flanagan, editor of Scientific American, in 1965.

Raskin died at the age of 56 on August 8, 1984, in New York City due to complications from connective tissue disease.

Reviews

[The Transmuted Tree · Rating 2 out of 5]

Didn't really like the story. Liked the rhyming animals with clothes but the repeating line "said the dove with gloves on his feet" threw off the rhythm & was annoying. Also didn't understand the 22, 23 references & then the reveal was just weird. The characters are wishing you Merry Christmas & Happy New Year on pages 22 & 23. Yeah, stupid.

I did like the illustrations, very detailed & busy.