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Author:

Dahl, Sophie, 1977- author.

Title:

Madame Badobedah / Sophie Dahl ; illustrated by Lauren O'Hara.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

Walker Books US,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) ; color illustrations ; 30 cm

Subject:

Imagination--Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Hotels--Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy.
Friendship.
Hotels.
Imagination.
Action and adventure fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Picture books.
Action and adventure fiction.

Other Authors:

O'Hara, Lauren, illustrator.

Summary:

Who is Madame Badobedah? Mabel sets out to prove that an eccentric new hotel guest is really a supervillain in this witty storybook about an intergenerational friendship. There's a strange new guest at the Mermaid Hotel -- a very old lady with a growly voice, bags stuffed with jewelry and coins and curiosities, and a beady-eyed pet tortoise. Mabel, whose parents run the hotel, is suspicious. Who is this Madame Badobedah (it rhymes with Oo la la ) who has come to stay indefinitely and never has any visitors? To find out, Mabel puts on her spy costume and observes the new guest. Conclusion? She must be a secret supervillain hiding out from the law. The grown-ups think Madame Badobedah is a bit rude -- and sad -- but when she invites dahlink Mabel for a cup of forbidden tea and a game of pirates, the two begin a series of imaginary adventures together, and Mabel realizes that first impressions can sometimes be very wrong. Conjuring two quirky heroines that young readers will love, Sophie Dahl adds her talented voice to a grand tradition of books that celebrate the alliance of the old and young in the face of humdrum adults, while Lauren O'Hara's illustrations are as packed with intriguing details as Madame Badobedah's suitcases.

ISBN:

9781536210224
1536210226

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1109402647

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

YAPC771 -- Bondurant Community Library (Bondurant)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

SBPB074 -- Dunkerton Public Library (Dunkerton)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

FJPC224 -- Elkader Public Library (Elkader)

XCPB737 -- Lied Public Library-Essex (Essex)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

VGPC334 -- Fayette Community Library (Fayette)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

YFPC572 -- Springville Memorial Library (Springville)

DEPA173 -- Thornton Public Library (Thornton)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)