The Kids of Cattywampus Street
  • Published: 19 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593897997
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $15.99

The Kids of Cattywampus Street

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19 Aug 2025
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15 Sep 2021
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“An extraordinary book.” --Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events

In this delightfully silly, magic-filled chapter book -- now available in paperback and perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School -- readers will be captivated by the adventures of a very special group of friends, who all live on a street where anything can happen.

“An extraordinary book.” --Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events
 
Lovers of Roald Dahl and Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School will be captivated by the adventures of this very special group of friends who live on the same street.

In this delightful chapter book filled with black-and-white pictures, you'll meet Jamal, Lindalee, Hans, Matteo, and others--the kids who live on Cattywampus Street, not far from the Waddlebee Toy Store.

Each of the eleven chapters in this magical, mysterious, silly, scary, happy, and sometimes sad chapter book tells an utterly unforgettable tale about one of the kids. Whether it's about Jamal and his magic ball, which knows how to find him after its been stolen away; or Charlotta, who shrinks so small that she can fit inside her dollhouse; or Rodney, whose pet rock becomes the envy of all the kids on Cattywampus Street, here are stories sure to charm, captivate, and engage all readers of chapter books, even the most reluctant.
  • Published: 19 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593897997
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $15.99
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About the author

Lisa Jahn-Clough

Lisa Jahn-Clough is the author/illustrator of over a dozen picture books, including ALICIA HAS A BAD DAY and MY FRIEND AND I, which won awards from the Bank Street College of Education and Child Magazine, among others. She is also the author of three YA novels. She has taught courses on writing for children at Emerson College, Vermont College of Fine Arts, and Hamline University, and currently teaches at Rowan University.

Praise for The Kids of Cattywampus Street

“As I read this book, I felt so happy, sad, frightened, and confused that I wondered if I’d lost my mind. As we know, this is a sign of an extraordinary book.” —Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events

“If you are looking for stories that are odd or mysterious or happy or sad or just plain weird, you should get over to Cattywampus Street. Right now!” —Jon Scieszka, author of the Time Warp Trio books

“The kids who live on Cattywampus Street are just the kinds of kids I want for neighbors—full of whimsy and magical wishes and frogs and monkeys. These stories make me feel like anything is possible.” —Kathi Appelt, Newbery Award–winning author of The Underneath