Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris, Ian Falconer - illustrator

Narrated by: David Sedaris

Meet Anna Von Ogre, a delightful monstrosity. When Anna’s attempt to gross out the family backfires, she finds herself stuck with a face of such beauty that even the neighbors are repulsed. How the sickeningly adorable, rosy-cheeked little girl finds her inner ugly again is the subject of a hilarious fable for the ages.

Performed and expanded by the author©2001 David Sedaris (P)2024 Recorded Books

short... but I still liked it

this is an incredibly short work and I wouldn't spend a credit on it but it is priced rather cheap. I think this is worth the money value of what I spent. it got a chuckle out of me when I was feeling sad and that was less than I spent on my morning coffee. to me it's worth it, to others it might not be.

Only 3 minutes long!

Just a word of warning, before you purchase this, it is only 3 MINUTES LONG, not a complete book!

If a pdf of illustrations was included, this would be unbeatable

Hearing David Sedaris read his work is the only thing better than reading his work. I believe that this is his first children’s book. I had already read a physical copy before listening, and unfortunately this audio suffers greatly without the paired illustrations. It’s not his fault, but it is certainly a publishing error.
While it IS a complete story, it doesn’t feel like one without the pictures which (in this case) are beautifully married to the words.

Waste of money and potential devaluation of Mr sedaris’ works

Bad story line
Was not aware that $4 purchase was for a 3 minute story
I would pull this from publication

So short/one illustration?

I am thankful that I didn't spend a credit on this. I cannot find the illustrations if there's more than just the one on the front of the book it's not at all what I expected and I love David Sedaris.