The Moon & Riddles Diner and the Sunnyside Cafe

by Nancy Willard, Chris Butler (Illustrator)

Accompanied by recipes for kids, a delightful picture book presents an eclectic assemble of characters who frequent The Moon & Riddles Diner and the Sunnyside Cafe where weird and magical things happen, from a talking spoon and teapot to a pancake-cooking frog. 15,000 first printing.

Genres: Poetry

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

NANCY WILLARD was an award-winning children's author, poet, and essayist who received the Newbery Medal in 1982 for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. She wrote dozens of volumes of children's fiction and poetry, including The Flying Bed, Sweep Dreams, and Cinderella's Dress. She also authored two novels for adults, Things Invisible to See and Sister Water, and twelve books of poetry, including Swimming Lessons: New and Selected Poems. She lived with her husband, photographer Eric Lindbloom, and taught at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Reviews

[Ginger · Rating 5 out of 5]

whimsical, magical poems with illustrations to match