The Kids of Cattywampus Street

Ages 7 to 10, Grades 2 to 5

“An extraordinary book.” --Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events

In this delightfully silly, magic-filled chapter book -- now available in paperback and perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School -- readers will be captivated by the adventures of a very special group of friends, who all live on a street where anything can happen.

Meet Lionel, Lindalee, Hans, Matteo, and others--the kids who live on Cattywampus Street, not far from the Waddlebee Toy Store.

This magical, mysterious, silly, scary, happy, and sometimes sad book -- filled with black-and-white illustrations -- includes eleven tales, each about one of the kids. Whether about Lionel and his magic ball, which knows how to find him after its been stolen away; or Charlotta, who shrinks so small that she can fit inside her dollhouse; or Rodney, whose pet rock becomes the envy of all the kids on Cattywampus Street, here are stories sure to charm, captivate, and engage all readers of chapter books, even the most reluctant.

About the Author

Lisa Jahn-Clough is the author/illustrator of over a dozen picture books, including ALICIA HAS A BAD DAY and MY FRIEND AND I, which won awards from the Bank Street College of Education and Child Magazine, among others. She is also the author of three YA novels. She has taught courses on writing for children at Emerson College, Vermont College of Fine Arts, and Hamline University, and currently teaches at Rowan University.

Author Residence: Portland, ME

Author Hometown: Rhode Island

Natalie Andrewson is an illustrator, comic artist, and Riso printmaker living in Los Angeles, California. She’s made work for Apple TV+, Disney, Wizards of the Coast, and The New York Times. She has also made short form comics with Peow and BOOM! Studios, and her graphic novel The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is published by First Second Books.

Illustrator Residence:Los Angeles, California

Illustrator Hometown:Charlotte, North Carolina