Herbie #18
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Calling All Cars! Bring in Fat Fury!", Herbie's dad feels discouraged after failing to help his son lose weight—until President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey step in, summoning him to Washington. The situation spirals into a diplomatic whirlwind when Herbie’s father is appointed Ambassador to the far-off nation of Hongadingia, tasked with ending a war between the Hissians and the Pigturtles. Written by Shane O'Shea and illustrated with energetic precision by Ogden Whitney, this zany adventure features Herbie’s unexpected transformation after a Hissian bite—and his father’s surprising change after a Pigturtle encounter. The cover, by Kurt Schaffenberger, captures the absurdity in full stride.
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Herbie's father feels like a failure because he can't get Herbie to lose weight. Herbie enlists the help of President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey who call his father to Washington. Herbie's father can't understand why everyone seems to know Herbie: Governor Nelson Rockefeller, President Charles de Gaulle, and Queen Elizabeth. Johnson appoints Herbie's dad Ambassador to Hongadingia, with his first big job to end a war between the Hissians and the Pigturtles. Herbie becomes skinny after he is bit by a Hissian and his father becomes fat after he is bit by a Pigturtle.
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