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The Willoughbys (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The WilloughbysAbandoned by their ill-humored parents to the care of an odious nanny, Tim, the twins, Barnaby A and Barnaby B, and their sister, Jane, attempt to fulfill their roles as good, old-fashioned children in this hilarious parody that pays playful homage to classic works of children's literature.
Full description- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
- Published: 01 April 2008
- Format: Hardback 174 pages
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- Categories: Family | Humor | Family Issues
- ISBN 13: 9780618979745 ISBN 10: 0618979743
- Sales rank: 222,444
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Full description for The Willoughbys
Abandoned by their ill-humored parents to the care of an odious nanny, Tim, the twins, Barnaby A and Barnaby B, and their sister, Jane, attempt to fulfill their roles as good oldfashioned children. Following the models set in lauded tales from A Christmas Carol to Mary Poppins, the four Willoughbys hope to attain their proscribed happy ending too, or at least a satisfyingly maudlin one. However, it is an unquestionably ruthless act that sets in motion the transformations that lead to their salvation and to happy endings for not only the four children, but their nanny, an abandoned baby, a candy magnate, and his long-lost son too. Replete with a tongue-in-cheek glossary and bibliography, this hilarious and decidedly old-fashioned parody pays playful homage to classic works of children's literature.
