Book Overview
The Graves Family has just moved to Union City, and they definitely don't fit in. With giant spiders in the living room, a voracious Venus flytrap named Phoebe in the kitchen, and a secret laboratory in the basement, the neighbors are afraid to visit! Except for Seth and Sara Miller, the kids next door, who decide to help them make friends. Maybe if Mr. Graves gives all the bald men in town his amazing hair-growing tonic, which he developed from the follicles of house cats? It seems like a great idea - until the tonic-dosed town council starts chasing birds and running up trees! And then Phoebe nearly devours the Ladies' Auxiliary Garden Club - will the Graves family ever find a way to fit in?
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0399240349
ISBN13:9780399240348
Release Date:August 2003
Publisher:Philomel Books
Length:1 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 8.8" x 11.3"
Age Range:5 to 10 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 5
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Patricia Polacco is the best!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Two weeks ago, I was introduced to Patricia Polacco and "The Graves Family" when the PSAJ at my Library in Chagrin Falls, Ohio came out of the Staff Room laughing. I asked her what made her so joy-filled and she showed me this book. Well, I read it and since then have read every other book in our Cuyahoga County Library System that Patricia has written. I have ordered the book for several friend's grandchildren as well as one of my own. Patricia is a wonderful, creative author and illustrator and simply a quality human being. At 67, I am still a kid at heart and right now, it is my pleasure to know about her, read her books and introduce her and her life work to others.
My 5th grade class loved it
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I read this book as a read aloud to my class and they couldn't get enough. They loved the illustrations and the story. Patricia Polacco is one of their favorite author and this book shows you why.
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