ReviewsStarred Review, School Library Journal , February 2007: "Fans of Burningham will delight in his witty, winsome pictures . . . An important message with a special delivery.", Starred Review,School Library Journal, February 2007: "Fans of Burningham will delight in his witty, winsome pictures . . . An important message with a special delivery."
Dewey Edition22
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisEdwardo is an ordinary boy who does his best to live up to grown-ups' expectations. So when they rant at him for being the clumsiest, noisiest, nastiest, cruelest, messiest, and dirtiest boy in the whole wide world, he becomes all those things with a vengence, thus earning the title of the horriblest boy in the whole wide world. How Edwardo becomes the nicest boy in the whole wide world will be appreciated by ordinary little boys everywhere. John Burningham's amusing illustrations bring a lighthearted touch to the power of positive reinforcement., How Edwardo--dubbed by grown-ups as the RhorriblestS boy in the world--becomes the nicest boy in the whole wide world will be appreciated by ordinary little boys everywhere. Burningham's amusing illustrations bring a lighthearted touch to the power of positive reinforcement., Edwardo is an ordinary boy who does his best to live up to grown-ups' expectations. So when they rant at him for being the clumsiest, noisiest, nastiest, cruelest, messiest, and dirtiest boy in the whole wide world, he becomes all those things with a vengence, thus earning the title of the horriblest boy in the whole wide world. How Edwardo becomes the nicest boy in the whole wide world will be appreciated by ordinary little boys everywhere. John Burningham's amusing illustrations bring a lighthearted touch to the power of positive reinforcement. From the Hardcover edition.