Mrs. Biddlebox

9780060286903 | Harcourt

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.

Mrs. Biddlebox is having a really bad day. The birds are screeching, her belly is grumbling, and even her crumpets are stale. What is she to do? Then, suddenly, Mrs. Biddlebox has the most bewitching idea!

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

★ “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.”
–Publishers Weekly, starred review

“The message never outweighs the story here; instead, it gives it depth, plus an extraordinary resonance.”
–Horn Book

“Witty, original, and impeccably executed, this read-aloud may well transform a case of the grouchies into a fit of the giggles.”
–Family Fun Magazine

“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.”
–Riverbank Review