The Willoughbys
By: Lois Lowry ; nefariously written and ignominiously illustrated by the author
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780618979745
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Humorous stories; Brothers and sisters; Orphans; Family life; Fiction
Description: In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
Notes: "Walter Lorraine books."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-174).
Table of contents: title: 1. The Old-Fashioned Family and the Beastly Baby - 2. A Parental Conspiracy - 3. Contemplating Orphanhood - 4. An Impending Vacation - 5. The Arrival of the Odious Nanny - 6. Nanny Prepares Porridge - 7. The Melancholy Tycoon - 8. A Cryptic Communication - 9. Clever Camouflage - 10. An Alabaster Aphrodite - 11. An Astonishing Acquisition - 12. Another Cryptic Communication - 13. The Obsequious Postmaster - 14. Reencountering an Infant - 15. A Regrettable Transaction - 16. Two Terrible Tourists - 17. An Auspicious Change - 18. A Walking Tour Is Suggested - 19. Long Hours in the Laboratory - 20. A Confectionary Recognition - 21. A Decision, an Announcement, and an Unexpected Arrival.