The Infamous Ratsos

SNATCH A STORY

THE WICKED READ

By Kara LaReau

Illustrated by Matt Myers

Published by Candlewick Press

ISBN-13: 9780763676360

Age Range: 5 – 8 Years

Louie and Ralphie Ratso are no softies! Readers are sure to chuckle as the determined Ratso brothers’ plans to act tough go hilariously awry.

Louie and Ralphie Ratso’s dad, Big Lou, always says that there are two kinds of people: those who are tough and those who are soft. Louie and Ralphie are tough, tough, tough, just like Big Lou, and they’re going to prove it. But every time they try to show just how tough they are, the Ratso brothers end up accidentally doing good deeds instead. What’ll Big Lou do when he finds out they’ve been acting like softies all over the Big City? Perfect for emerging and reluctant readers, this clever and surprisingly warmhearted chapter book shows that being tough all the time can be really tough.

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FREE & FREAKY

Create Kindness Cards with the Ratsos! Play the Matching Game! Match the Ratsos with their (ultimately grateful) victims!

THE CREEPY CREATORS

Kara LaReau aka “Scare-a” LaReau is the author of picture books such as Ugly Fish and Otto: The Boy Who Loved Cars, illustrated by Scott Magoon, and No Slurping, No Burping! A Tale of Table Manners, illustrated by Lorelay Bové; a chapter book series called The Infamous Ratsos, illustrated by Matt Myers; and an upcoming middle-grade trilogy called The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters, illustrated by Jen Hill.  Kara is known to haunt Providence, Rhode Island with her husband and son and their cat.

Matt Myers is the illustrator of E-I-E-I-O: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm with a Little Help from a Hen by Judy Sierra, and Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind by Gary Ross, as well as many other books for young readers. Matt Myers lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.