Now a Netflix animated film starring Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia
Cara, Terry Crews, Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Séan Cullen, and Ricky
Gervais!
From the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Giver and Number the
Stars, comes a "hilarious" (Booklist, starred review) and wonderfully
old-fashioned story about a mother and father who are all too eager to
be rid of their four children . . . and four children who are all too
happy to be rid of their parents.
The Willoughby's--Timothy; his twin brothers, Barnaby A and Barnaby B;
and their little sister, Jane--are old-fashioned children who adore
old-fashioned adventures. Unfortunately, the Willoughby parents are not
very fond of their children, and the truth is that the siblings are not
too keen on their parents either. Little do the Willoughby kids know
that their neglectful mother and father are hatching an evil plan to get
rid of them! Not to worry--these resourceful adventurers have a few
plans of their own. But they have no idea what lies ahead in their quest
to rid themselves of their ghastly parents and live happily ever after.