The Rattlebang Picnic Author:Margaret Mahy The McTavishes have piled into their old rattlebang car for a picnic on the top of Mount Fogg. But when the mountain starts to shake and red-hot lava erupts, the McTavishes hope that the old rattlebang can stay together long enough to save them from disaster! An original tall tale with an outrageously bizarre plot[Mahy's] writing is vivid, funn... more »y, and full of details that will be dear to a child's heart. -- School Library Journal, starred review Margaret Mahy was awarded The Order of New Zealand, her country's highest honor, for her contribution to children's literature. She lives in New Zealand. Steven Kellogg is well known for his Pinkerton books, as well as his illustrations for the Jimmy's Boa books by Trinka Hakes Noble (all Dial and Puffin). He lives in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.« less