Lucy Lick-Me-Not and the Greedy Gubbins is the second in a series of fantastic tales about Lucy, a brave little girl with poisonous skin who overcomes strange situations with bizarre beasts, marvelous monsters, and curious creatures. Lucy is disappointed that winter is late this year. While searching in the woods for any sign of snow, she stumbles upon Jack Frost’s tree home and discovers that he’s been locked inside by autumn’s mischief-makers, the Greedy Gubbins! These stubborn creatures gobble up the color green, and this year they are determined to stay until spring has sprung. Lucy agrees to help Jack Frost, but once inside the Gubbins’ lair, they think her green eyes might be even tastier than the leaves of spring. Lucy must outwit the Gubbins to save Jack Frost, and herself! "Child heroine Lucy Lick-Me-Not is back, and this time, she's taking on the seasons and the lack of a white Christmas. Carmel has done it again. The second installment of the series is just as wildly imaginative and fun as the first. Carmel has her formula--a frothy fantasy with a touch of smarts--down pat. Educational lessons dot the lyrical prose. Burkmar's vivid, colorful illustrations are the cherry on top of a lovely sundae that children and adults alike will reach for time and again. A wild tale helmed by a charmingly clever kid." -KIRKUS REVIEWS (Starred Review) Lucy is disappointed that winter is late this year. While searching in the woods for any sign of snow, she stumbles upon Jack Frost's tree home and discovers that he's been locked inside by autumn's mischief-makers, the Greedy Gubbins! These stubborn creatures gobble up the color green, and this year they are determined to stay until spring has sprung. Lucy agrees to help Jack Frost, but once inside the Gubbins' lair, they think her green eyes might be even tastier than the leaves of spring. Lucy must outwit the Gubbins to save Jack Frost, and herself! ClaudineCarmel is the author of a new children's series with monster-battlingheroine Lucy Lick-Me-Not. The first two books in the series have bothbeen awarded the Kirkus Star, been nominated for the Kirkus Prize andbeen named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of the year, LucyLick-Me-Not and the Day Eaters in 2014 and Lucy Lick-Me-Not and theGreedy Gubbins in 2015. Claudine grew up in a seaside town on thesouth coast of England, and currently lives with her husband andtheir dog in the Pacific Northwest.