Bob never knew he was a human boy, after being abandoned outside a beauty parlor and then raised by a bunch of dogs. He barked at businessmen and burrowed under bushes. Fortunately for Bob, dimple-faced Dorinda, a distressed damsel down on her luck, found him and taught him how to be a real boy. When a bureaucratic blunder puts the town in jeopardy, only Bashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda can save everyone from a dreadful disaster. Combined with Dušan Petricic's whimsical illustrations, Margaret Atwood's cleverly written, alliterative picture book will challenge and delight readers of all ages. Great for reading aloud, this fractured fairy tale retells the Cinderella foundling story with wild wordplay and lovely, playful line-and-watercolor illustrations. Abandoned as a baby by his bubble-headed mom, Bob is raised by dogs in a vacant lot. Doleful Dorinda's parents disappear in a dreadful disaster, dumping her with despicable relatives dripping with diamonds. They make her drudge from dawn to dusk . . . until she departs and befriends Bob; together they prove themselves brave and daring. Finally, their parents find them, and they all live together in "blinding bliss, delirious with delicious delight." Unlike many adults who write for kids, Atwood isn't condescending; alliteration is a big part of the fun, and the pictures, in shades of mauve (for Dorinda) and brown (for Bob), give the brave children a distinctive look. Hazel Rochman Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Margaret Atwood is best known as the author of more than thirty books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, including The Blind Assassin , which won the Booker Prize. She has written several other children’s books, including Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radish and Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut . She lives in Toronto, Canada. Dušan Petricic is the award-winning illustrator of more than twenty books for children. Petricic’s work has also appeared in The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , and The Toronto Star . He lives in Toronto, Canada. Used Book in Good Condition