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The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles

Audiobook
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1 of 1 copy available

The art of Auntieology and Uncleology is a sacred craft, but ten-year-old Leo has an Uncle Mo-a clueless stationery supply salesman with good intentions-who just doesn't get it. Yet.
The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles is a madcap, magical adventure into the heart of what it means to have an aunt or uncle-how we learn to keep each other close and how we find love in the simplest things.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Greta Caruso paint a goofy, loving portrait of one of the most important relationships in children's lives in this funny and heartfelt romp of an audiobook.
A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 10, 2023
      It’s bad enough when Leo’s glasses fly off during his beloved ballet class, causing a pileup up at the barre. Then Uncle Mo, the very picture of a stickler, shows up to babysit and rattles off a litany of rules, ending with a final coup de grace—“Bedtime is at 8 p.m. And no dessert tonight.” Clearly the universe can’t allow that to stand, and the two, portrayed with pale skin, are suddenly whisked into “the wonderful in-between,” where the Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles “preserves the ancient arts of Auntieology and Uncleology.” A kid panel quickly deems Uncle Mo in need of Emergency Basic Training, during which he learns the ways of nibling connection: bedtime is “always three minutes before Mom and Dad get home,” making sundaes counts as cooking, and a nephew is not a charge to be managed, but a real human being. In a double picture book debut, actor Gyllenhaal and entrepreneur Caruso expand on a winning premise that explains why aunts and uncles become the cool adult in so many children’s lives. Caldecott Medalist Santat infuses the story with all the verve of a game show challenge, portraying the Secret Society’s trainees, of various species and human skin tones, with oodles of comic drama. Ages 4–6.

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  • English

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