Rare Beasts

Something unspeakable is happening to the beloved pets in the pleasant town of Nod's Limbs . . .

"Hello, little Hamble!" Edgar exclaimed, holding it up so he could look into its mismatched eyes. "Not another one like you in all the world. Definitely exotic! Definitely worth a lot of money!"
"Your Hamble isn't nearly as exotic as my Uggpron or these Snifflepops," said Ellen.

Puppies and kitties. Bunnies and birds. Hamsters, gerbils, lizards, and a chicken. Dozens of pets separated from their loving owners, trapped in the dank basement, each undergoing its own unique and terrible transformation.

Oh, the horror!

Edgar and Ellen, bored with fighting each other and tormenting Pet, the strange creature that lives with them, hit upon a money-making scheme. They kidnap and decorate all the pets of the town, turning them into valuable, exotic animals. Then they try to sell them back to the townspeople.

'Rare Beasts' is the first book in a brilliant, hilarious (and nefarious) new series. The series smartly combines the influences of Edgar Allen Poe, Norman Rockwell, and Victorian-era literature in hilarious stories of gothic, creepy twins who live in a community of kindly townspeople, covered bridges, and milk trucks. Edgar and Ellen are delightfully bad. Children will continue to respond to their outrageous behaviour, as well as cheer on the inevitable conclusion: that Edgar and Ellen's trickery always gets them in the end.