The Devil's Storybooks Twenty Delightfully Wicked Stories

Every now and then, the Devil likes to pop up into the world for an adventure. He's a trickster and a mischief-maker, and just as full of vanity and other human failings. But he's also a gifted storyteller. The Devil's antics are presented in these two collections of stories, The Devil's Storybookand The Devil's Other Storybook, together in one volume. They make for delightfully wicked reading and are accompanied by charming illustrations by Natalie Babbitt.

Natalie Babbitt is a gifted artist and writer whose novels are inspired by a brilliance and imagination that is completely original. Her books include The Search for Delicious; Kneeknock Rise, a Newbery Honor Medal winner; and Tuck Everlasting, the enduring classic novel which has insured her place in the history of children’s literature. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

“Ten comic stories about the machinations of the Devil to increase the population of his realm . . . The stories are delightful in their narrative fluency, full of surprises, and frequently spiced with dashes of Saki-like mischief. A suitably wicked but hilarious drawing accompanies each tale.”—The Horn Book, Starred Review “High on my list is The Devil’s Storybook by Natalie Babbitt. This Devil is not dire; he is a scheming practical joker and comes to earth often when he is restless, to play tricks on clergymen, goodwives, poets, and pretty girls.”—Jean Stafford, The New Yorker “A masterful Devil’s advocate, Natalie Babbitt presents ten brief testimonials to Satan’s unflagging gusto for dirty tricks. Paunchy and well past his prime, this Prince of Darkness is no Superdemon.”—School Library Journal, Starred Review 
“Begging to be quoted, to be read aloud, to be told, these wise tales should delight readers and listeners alike.”—Kirkus Reviews, in a pointer review for The Devil’s Other Storybook