Castle Gesundheit

Description

The Baron Von Sneeze's coughing and sniffling is keeping the village of Handkerchief awake! Will Fiona be able to help him . . . and his many cats? The poor villagers of Handkerchief! For as long as they can remember, the Baron Von Sneeze, who lives in Castle Gesundheit, has been sniffling, wheezing, and coughing day and night, and no one can get any rest. Hoping for some sleep, a girl named Fiona finally drums up the courage to visit the castle and find out what's ailing its noble resident. When she arrives, she discovers that the Baron Von Sneeze is the only human around, and that he's convinced his itchy eyes and runny nose are incurable. But as Fiona walks through the many rooms amid the baron's hundreds of cats, she has a suspicion just what (or who) might have him feeling so unwell, and she has the perfect solution! Mark Fearing's satisfying tale about lending a helping hand will have little listeners joining in a chorus of "ahhhh-chooo!"

Mark Fearing is the illustrator of Great, Now We've Got Barbarians! by Jason Carter Eaton and the author-illustrator of Giant Pants, The Great Thanksgiving Escape, and several other books for children. Mark Fearing lives in Oregon.

The comical cartoon illustrations of the stouthearted girl and bewigged baron layer the laughs in the details. . . 'Sniffle snuffle snork!' Giggle! -Kirkus Reviews Fearing's (the Middle School Bites series) broadly comic digital cartooning takes off quickly as it introduces readers to a town where everyone comically covers their ears. . . the book really hits its stride when the action moves to the castle, where bright-hued art keenly conveys the Baron's plethora of furry, emphatically free-range friends. -Publishers Weekly