The Willoughbys

Soon to be an animated film on Netflix starring Ricky Gervais, Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, and Sean Cullen!

A beautiful new edition ofNew York TimesbestsellerThe Willoughbys, including an excerpt from the sequel,The Willoughbys Return.

This “sparklingly smart” (Kirkus, starred review) and “hilarious” (Booklist, starred review) story follows four children in an old-fashioned kind of family with parents thatwell, they’re not all that one would hope for.
The WilloughbysTimothy; the twins, Barnaby A and Barnaby B; and their sister, Janeconcoct a diabolical plot to turn themselves intoworthy and winsome orphans. Little do they know that Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby, their odious mother and father, have already begun to formulate their own thoroughly despicable plan. Soon a sternnanny, an abandoned baby, a candy magnateand his long-lost son, and even a Swiss postman are pulled into the Willoughby children’s schemes to escape their mother and father and live happily ever after…or something like that.
Replete with a tongue-in-cheek glossary and bibliography, this hilariousparody pays playful homage to classic works of childrens literature with a fresh twist sure to please.