Marla Frazee
Mrs. Biddlebox
Mrs. Biddlebox is having a really bad day! But in her uniquely bewitching way, she takes all the ingredients of her rotten day and transforms them into something sweet. A sure cure for anyone who's ever woken up on the wrong side of the bunk.
Written by Linda Smith | 0-15-206349-8 | Harcourt
Awards
- Borders Original Voice Book for 2002
- Miami Herald Best Books of the Year 2002
- Starred review in Publishers Weekly
- 2002 Parents' Choice Award Winner
- Book Sense '76—Recommended by Independent Booksellers
- Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration—Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
- New York Book Show—2nd Place Award for Picture Book
- Southern California Booksellers Association Children's Book Award Finalist
Reviews
Publishers Weekly ★
“Gloomy feelings don't stand a chance in this snappy picture book about a woman who kicks a 'dreary little funk' with her can-do spirit.”
Horn Book
“The message never outweighs the story here; instead, it gives it depth, plus an extraordinary resonance.”
Family Fun Magazine
“Witty, original, and impeccably executed, this read-aloud may well transform a case of the grouchies into a fit of the giggles.”
Riverbank Review
“A great deal of gritty truth underlies the illustrations. Marla Frazee makes Mrs. Biddlebox's frustration and anger manifest in the lines of her entire body and her crazy plume of curls. A sweetly tart exploration of how one confronts real problems... Frazee and Smith have concocted a work as light and as satisfying as the bad-day cake itself.”