When the Thirteen bus pulls up one dreary, stormy evening, something about it doesn't seem quite right. The driver grins down with a mouthful of long, white teeth, and there's barely any room to sit, but Michael McMichael is bringing his gran something very dear, so he gets on board despite his misgivings. But as they travel on and the rest of the passengers get off, Michael realizes there's nothing normal about this bus -- and the driver is getting creepier by the minute. Best-selling author Bonny Becker's cleverly rhyming text will chill and thrill readers alongside Mark Fearing's wonderfully funny illustrations, making this book perfect for Halloween story times -- and lovers of things that go bump in the night.
Mark Fearing is the author-illustrator of The Great Thanksgiving Escape and Giant Pants, and the illustrator of several other books for children. He lives in Oregon.
Founder/Literary Agent at Sean McCarthy Literary Agency, long-suffering Mets fan, amateur ice creamologist.
Happy #bookbirthday to THE FRIGHTFUL RIDE OF MICHAEL McMICHAEL by @bonnybecker33 & @MarkFearing, and published by @Candlewick! It's a "deliciously spooky story — with a twist ending that’ll leave readers hungry for more." Congrats, Bonny and Mark! https://t.co/MORoGACznb
This hilarious, spooky story has all the right components kids will love, making The Frightful Ride of Michael McMichael a book kids will want to hear again and again.
--Kendal Rautzhan's "Books to Borrow"