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Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling tale of chivalry and showmanship from Tony DiTerlizzi.. Kenny is a little rabbit with a very big problem. His two best friends are heading into a battle of legendary proportions - with each other! In one corner theres Grahame, a well-read and cultured dragon with sophisticated tastes. In the other theres George, a retired knight and dragon slayer who would be content to spend the rest of his days in his bookshop. Neither really wants to fight, but the village townsfolk are set on removing Grahame from their midst and calling George out of retirement. Can Kenny avert disaster? Tony DiTerlizzi puts a fun-filled, thoroughly theatrical spin on Kenneth Grahames classic tale of subterfuge and showmanship with this lighthearted romp of a retelling.
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THE FANTASTIC WORLDS OF TONY DITERLIZZI#1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Tony DiTerlizzi, has been creating children's books for twenty years. From fanciful picture books like The Broken Ornament and The Spider & The Fly (a Caldecott Honor book) , to chapter books like Kenny and The Dragon and The Search for WondLa, DiTerlizzi imbues his stories with rich imagination. With Holly Black, he created the middle-grade series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, which has sold over 20 million copies, been adapted into a feature film, and translated in over thirty countries. He teamed up with Lucasfilm to retell the original Star Wars trilogy as a picture book and his collaboration with celebrated author Mo Willems created the bestseller The Story of Diva & Flea. The Norman Rockwell museum's retrospective, "Never Abandon Imagination", featured artwork from the beginning of DiTerlizzi's career as a contributing artist for Dungeons & Dragons and broke attendance records. He has been featured in Time magazine, USA Today, CNN, PBS, NPR the BBC and The Today Show.
