Beautiful Yetta -- I admit I'm not a big fan of Pinkwater's oeuvre. I've tried various titles and they just have too much quirk for me. This story really didn't grab me either. How dare She not like the Pinkwater.

Daniel Pinkwater, author of many popular books for children, is the winner of the 2010 Jo Osborne Award for Humor in Children's Literature from Ohio State University.