Cherise the Niece Hardback - 2008
by Benton, J. K.
Edward Gorey meets The Bunny Suicides in a murderously funny tale from the creator ofIt's Happy Bunny
From the creator of the hugely successful It's HappyBunny franchise comes a little piece of work namedCherise, who may be, it turns out, a not-so-nice niece.In the tradition of Edward Gorey's The GashlycrumbTinies, Jim Benton's first adult picture book, withhilarious rhymes and illustrations, is a darkly comicmasterpiece of the macabre.
'She was orphaned quite youngIn a mysterious way,Her parents just up andvanished one day.'
The bloody footprints leading out of Cherise's bedroomare the first clue that perhaps the little darling with thebow in her hair is not an angel. As Cherise is shuttledfrom one aunt's home to another, her aunts vanish,meeting inventive and hysterical ends. With a killerpunch line on its final page, Jim Benton's Cherise theNiece will leave readers laughing.
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From the creator of the hugely successful It’s Happy Bunny franchise comes a little piece of work named Cherise, who may be, it turns out, a not-so-nice niece. In the tradition of Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies, Jim Benton’s first adult picture book, with hilarious rhymes and illustrations, is a darkly comic masterpiece of the macabre.
She was orphaned quite young In a mysterious way, Her parents just up and vanished one day.”
The bloody footprints leading out of Cherise’s bedroom are the first clue that perhaps the little darling with the bow in her hair is not an angel. As Cherise is shuttled from one aunt’s home to another, her aunts vanish, meeting inventive and hysterical ends. With a killer punch line on its final page, Jim Benton’s Cherise the Niece will leave readers laughing.
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- Title Cherise the Niece
- Author Benton, J. K.
- Binding Hardback
- Edition illustrated edit
- Pages 48
- Language EN
- Publisher Plume, New York
- Date 2008-05-27
- ISBN 9780452289482
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From the creator of the hugely successful It’s Happy Bunny franchise comes a little piece of work named Cherise, who may be, it turns out, a not-so-nice niece. In the tradition of Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies, Jim Benton’s first adult picture book, with hilarious rhymes and illustrations, is a darkly comic masterpiece of the macabre.