Tough Cookie by David Wisniewski. This is a picture book
about life in a cookie jar that's a lot more fun for rare
birds than for its intended audience.
I'll let the text from the first page speak for itself:
"They call me a tough cookie. I guess I am. Came from a
regular batch. Lots of dough. Lived the high life. Top of the
Jar. Then I hit bottom and stayed here. It was rough. Still
is. But you get used to it. Life's still sweet. Just a little
stale." He wears a trenchcoat and a fedora; his girlfriend
wears a fur stole; his best friend is carried off in a
stretcher after Fingers got ahold of him; he goes looking for
revenge; he's got lots of crummy friends. My four-year-old
doesn't really go for it, but I keep checking it out from the
library anyway. Lets me practice my hardboiled voice(s). I
recommend it, but not so much for your kids.
Jordan in Winnipeg
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