The Devil You Know

by Nathan Hale

Book Overview

Be careful what you wish for . . . The Fell Family has a small problem--a little devil that lives in their house. He does all sorts of bad things, and the Fells are fed up. When the prim and proper... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802789811
• ISBN13: 9780802789815
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Walker & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Beautiful and Witty

The illustrations in this book could stand alone. My kids and I love all the comical details and the enigmatic artistic style. We spend as much time admiring the illustrations as we do reading the story. The story holds its own against the magnificent scenery and provides a clever tale that's sure to delight young and old. My highest recommendations for this book.

Hilarious!

This book is absolutely hilarious! There are so many fun and different creatures in nearly every picture that it's almost like an I Spy book. I can't believe the illustrator could come up with so many unusual devils to populate the pages. And the story is fabulous. I particularly love his use of phrases like, "It's better the devil you know than the devil you don't." This is a great, great book. I have to read it, and Hale's book "Yellowbelly and Plum Go to School", to my son every day. Good thing I enjoy them too!

The Devil You Know

My whole family loved this book. The pictures are amazing. You can look at them for hours and keep discovering new things. The story is fun and light. I hope Nate Hale writes and illustrates a lot more books!

Great book for Kids of All Ages

We love this book!!! The illustrations are so wonderful and the story is quite humorous. My daughter really likes the fun ending. The illustrator uses such detail and beautiful colors. We like the book so much that we give it away as gifts to our friends.

We absolutely love this book!

We purchased this book because it was a staff pick at Fountain Books in Richmond, Virginia. They never steer us wrong! The adorable little devil is full of mischief and personality, and Miss Phisto's renovations to the house kept us all rapt. We plan to give copies to friends' little devils this Christmas!