The One and Only Marigold

Relates the misadventures of Marigold, who does not agree with anyone, as she shops with her mother for a coat, becomes interested in a new hobby, finds a way to "bug" her best friend, Maxine, and imaginatively copes with finding the right outfit for thefirst day of school.

Florence Parry Heide is a bestselling, highly acclaimed writer, with over 50 books under her belt. Her Treehorn books, illustrated by Edward Gorey, have become true classics. She recently worked with Jules Fieffer on Some Things Are Scary. She is a mother of five and lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Jill McElmurry is the author and illustrator of I’m Not a Baby!, Mad About Plaid, and Mess Pets. She is the illustrator of Lillian Moore’s I’m Small and Other Verses, Dayle Ann Dodds’ The Kettles Get New Clothes, and Stephanie Spinner’s It’s a Miracle! A Hanukkah Storybook. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.