Horace and Morris Join the Chorus ─ But What About Delores?

Best friends Horace, Morris, and Dolores do everything together. So when they try out for the chorus and Dolores (who sings notes no one has ever heard before) doesn't get in, she feels hurt and angry and -- not like Dolores at all -- sorry for herself. But mostly she feels lonely, with her friends too busy rehearsing to have time to share adventures with her. So Dolores does what she does best and takes matters into her own hands. But can she prove to Moustro Provolone that there's a place for every kind of voice in the chorus?

James Howe?is the author of more than ninety books for young readers.?Bunnicula, coauthored by his late wife Deborah and published in 1979, is considered a modern classic of children’s literature. The author has written six highly popular sequels, along with the spinoff series?Tales from the House of Bunnicula?and?Bunnicula and Friends.?Among his other books are picture books such as Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores?and beginning reader series that include the Pinky and Rex and Houndsley and Catina books. He has also written for older readers.?The Misfits,?published in 2001, inspired the antibullying initiative No Name-Calling Week, as well as three sequels,?Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside,?and?Also Known as?Elvis.?A common theme in James Howe’s books from preschool through teens is the acceptance of difference and being true to oneself. Visit him online at JamesHowe.com.

Amy Walrod won the Golden Kite Award for The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza. Her first picture book for Atheneum was the bestselling Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.