The Funny Thing: Newly Illustrated in Full Color

By Wanda Gág

High in the mountains lives Bobo, a good old man who feeds the birds and the forest animals every day. One morning he meets a most peculiar visitor: a creature with a row of blue points down its back, who calls itself an "aminal" and has a dreadful favorite food. It eats children's dolls

Bobo doesn't scold, and he doesn't fight. Instead, with patience, kindness and a clever plan involving a plate of delicious jum-jills, he finds a way to keep the dolls safe and make the Funny Thing happier than ever.

First published in 1929, The Funny Thing was Wanda G g's second picture book, following her Newbery Honor classic Millions of Cats. This edition presents her complete original text with all-new, full-color illustrations in a warm vintage style, bringing the story to a new generation of young readers.

This edition includes:

Wanda G g's complete original storyNew full-color illustrations on every spreadA short introduction for parents and readersA biography of the author

A perfect read-aloud for ages 3-7, and a lovely companion to Millions of Cats.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609426320
• ISBN13: 9781609426323
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: One Little, Two Big, Three Dragons Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 8.5"