A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection "[A] boisterous, affectionate celebration of family bonds as thicker than swamp water." -- Publishers Weekly "Good, righteous, slightly disgusting fun." -- Kirkus Reviews* " Familiar fairy-tale settings and character types ground the story, while clever details--a camera-toting Papa Ogre and brothers with a quirky command of language--add freshness and humor.Delightfully comic illustrations heighten the humor and action . Themes of self-acceptance, diversity, and not judging by appearances are handled with a light touch and a satisfying twist. Readers may come for the nose-picking ogres, but they'll stay for a story that feels both comfortingly familiar and surprisingly new."--S chool Library Journal "Ink, watercolor, and digital media illustrations humorously capture the ogre's rotten home and the brothers' many antics. Fun details such as the parents taking Polaroids of their new babies emerging from the swamp, along with lots of ogre-inspired yucky language, will keep readers giggling along.

"-- Booklist Magazine.